81 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451688382
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 13 November 2012
Description
Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Colm Tóibín's provocative, haunting, and indelible portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the fou...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,140 reviews
Moods
dark 58%
sad 58%
emotional 46%
challenging 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 3% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 19% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 26% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Blood, Child death, Death
81 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451688382
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 13 November 2012
Description
Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Colm Tóibín's provocative, haunting, and indelible portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the fou...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,140 reviews
Moods
dark 58%
sad 58%
emotional 46%
challenging 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 3% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 19% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 26% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Blood, Child death, Death