304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316499040
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 20 July 2020
Description
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews).In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Powe...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,832 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 40%
informative 38%
reflective 29%
tense 27%
challenging 26%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Child death, Medical contentModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse
304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316499040
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 20 July 2020
Description
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews).In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Powe...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,832 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 40%
informative 38%
reflective 29%
tense 27%
challenging 26%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Child death, Medical contentModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse