253 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394424378
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 01 January 1983
Description
McIlvanney once again sets out on the dark side of Glasgow with Detective Jack Laidlaw. "The wine he gave me winsy wine" were the final words of Eck Adamson to Laidlaw, his only friend. Laidlaw is convinced the Eck was murdered and that an elusive...
Community Reviews Summary of 56 reviews
Moods
mysterious 71%
tense 71%
emotional 28%
reflective 28%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%Average rating
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253 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394424378
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 01 January 1983
Description
McIlvanney once again sets out on the dark side of Glasgow with Detective Jack Laidlaw. "The wine he gave me winsy wine" were the final words of Eck Adamson to Laidlaw, his only friend. Laidlaw is convinced the Eck was murdered and that an elusive...
Community Reviews Summary of 56 reviews
Moods
mysterious 71%
tense 71%
emotional 28%
reflective 28%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
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