Morvern Callar by Alan Warner

Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar Cycle #1

Alan Warner

229 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary dark slow-paced

Description

It is off-season in a remote Highland sea port: twenty-one-year-old Morvern Callar, a low-paid employee in the local supermarket, wakes one morning to find her strange boyfriend dead on their kitchen floor. Morvern's laconic reaction is both intri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 310 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
emotional 52%
reflective 42%
mysterious 36%
sad 31%
challenging 26%
funny 21%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 10%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 30%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 12%

Loveable characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.48

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