422 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780755359714
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Small Island by bestselling author Andrea Levy won the Orange Prize for Fiction, as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Whitbread. It is possibly the definitive fictional account of the experiences of the Empire Windrush generation. No...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,129 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
informative 44%
sad 41%
challenging 38%
funny 28%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 19%
tense 17%
adventurous 15%
dark 9%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 99%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, WarModerate
Violence, Infidelity, Sexual contentMinor
Excrement, Cancer, Child death
422 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780755359714
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Small Island by bestselling author Andrea Levy won the Orange Prize for Fiction, as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Whitbread. It is possibly the definitive fictional account of the experiences of the Empire Windrush generation. No...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,129 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
informative 44%
sad 41%
challenging 38%
funny 28%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 19%
tense 17%
adventurous 15%
dark 9%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 99%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, WarModerate
Violence, Infidelity, Sexual contentMinor
Excrement, Cancer, Child death