Black Dogs by Ian McEwan

Black Dogs

Ian McEwan

fiction contemporary reflective sad slow-paced

149 pages | first published 1992

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Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogs is the intimate story of the crumbling of a marriage, as witnessed by an outsider. Jeremy is the son-in-law of Bernard and June Tremaine, whose union and estrangement ...
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Summary of 485 reviews

Moods

reflective 87%
dark 62%
challenging 56%
emotional 37%
mysterious 37%
sad 25%
informative 6%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 46% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.24

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