480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400069606
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 25 February 2020
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A quite extraordinary novel. Colum McCann has found the form and voice to tell the most complex of stories, with an unexpected friendship between two men at its powerfully beating heart."--Kamila Shamsie, author of Hom...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,151 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
reflective 75%
sad 65%
informative 59%
inspiring 40%
dark 37%
hopeful 36%
tense 12%
adventurous 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 27% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 34% | No: 34% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Antisemitism, DeathModerate
Gore, Gun violence, Racial slursMinor
War
480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400069606
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 25 February 2020
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A quite extraordinary novel. Colum McCann has found the form and voice to tell the most complex of stories, with an unexpected friendship between two men at its powerfully beating heart."--Kamila Shamsie, author of Hom...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,151 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
reflective 75%
sad 65%
informative 59%
inspiring 40%
dark 37%
hopeful 36%
tense 12%
adventurous 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 27% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 34% | No: 34% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Antisemitism, DeathModerate
Gore, Gun violence, Racial slursMinor
War