Orkney by Amy Sackville

Orkney

Amy Sackville

253 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Following her wonderful debut, The Still Point, Sackville returns with a strangely beautiful short novel about love and sex and obsession. A literature professor marries his prize student, a woman forty years his junior, and at her request he take...

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Community Reviews Summary of 124 reviews

Moods

mysterious 87%
dark 75%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 64%
medium 35%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 21%

Loveable characters?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.35

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