291 pages • first pub 1994 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 15 January 1995
Description
Howard Norman's The Bird Artist, the first book of his Canadian trilogy, begins in 1911. Its narrator, Fabian Vas is a bird artist: He draws and paints the birds of Witless Bay, his remote Newfoundland coastal village home. In the first paragraph ...
Community Reviews Summary of 84 reviews
Moods
reflective 40%
funny 30%
sad 30%
tense 30%
adventurous 20%
emotional 20%
mysterious 20%
challenging 10%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 45%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 27% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Alcoholism, Gun violence, SuicideModerate
Animal death, Terminal illness, Murder
291 pages • first pub 1994 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 15 January 1995
Description
Howard Norman's The Bird Artist, the first book of his Canadian trilogy, begins in 1911. Its narrator, Fabian Vas is a bird artist: He draws and paints the birds of Witless Bay, his remote Newfoundland coastal village home. In the first paragraph ...
Community Reviews Summary of 84 reviews
Moods
reflective 40%
funny 30%
sad 30%
tense 30%
adventurous 20%
emotional 20%
mysterious 20%
challenging 10%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 45%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 27% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Gun violence, SuicideModerate
Animal death, Terminal illness, Murder