Frog Music by Emma Donoghue

Frog Music

Emma Donoghue

416 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heat wave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman named Jenny Bonnet is shot dead. The survivor, her friend Blanche Beunon, is a Frenc...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 1,605 reviews

Moods

mysterious 72%
dark 50%
emotional 45%
sad 35%
adventurous 32%
tense 17%
reflective 15%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
challenging 7%
informative 7%
lighthearted 7%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 42%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 69% | Character: 18% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 35% | No: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 41% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.17

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...