After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell

After You'd Gone

Maggie O'Farrell

12 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Description

A distraught young woman boards a train at King's Cross to return to her family in Scotland. Six hours later, she catches sight of something so terrible in a mirror at Waverley Station that she gets on the next train back to London. AFTER YOU'D GO...

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Community Reviews Summary of 988 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
sad 75%
reflective 62%
dark 35%
mysterious 23%
challenging 18%
tense 14%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 25%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.98

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