384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250867216
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Description
In 1979, as violence erupts all over Ireland, two outsiders travel to a small island off the west coast in search of their own answers, despite what it may cost the islanders.It is the summer of 1979. An English painter travels to a small island o...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,084 reviews
Moods
emotional 52%
sad 51%
challenging 36%
dark 32%
informative 30%
tense 24%
mysterious 11%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 18% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Violence, WarModerate
Grief, Animal death, Xenophobia
384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250867216
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Description
In 1979, as violence erupts all over Ireland, two outsiders travel to a small island off the west coast in search of their own answers, despite what it may cost the islanders.It is the summer of 1979. An English painter travels to a small island o...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,084 reviews
Moods
emotional 52%
sad 51%
challenging 36%
dark 32%
informative 30%
tense 24%
mysterious 11%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 18% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Violence, WarModerate
Grief, Animal death, Xenophobia