660 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141009957
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 25 July 2011
Description
Skippy and Ruprecht are having a doughnut-eating race one evening when Skippy turns purple and falls off his chair ... And so begins this epic, tragic, comic, brilliant novel set in and around Dublin's Seabrook College for Boys. Principally concer...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,561 reviews
Moods
funny 75%
emotional 60%
sad 45%
challenging 28%
reflective 24%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 11%
lighthearted 7%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 44% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 32% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, BullyingModerate
Pedophilia, Addiction, Eating disorderMinor
Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming
660 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141009957
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 25 July 2011
Description
Skippy and Ruprecht are having a doughnut-eating race one evening when Skippy turns purple and falls off his chair ... And so begins this epic, tragic, comic, brilliant novel set in and around Dublin's Seabrook College for Boys. Principally concer...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,561 reviews
Moods
funny 75%
emotional 60%
sad 45%
challenging 28%
reflective 24%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 11%
lighthearted 7%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 44% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 32% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, BullyingModerate
Pedophilia, Addiction, Eating disorderMinor
Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming