Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Death, MurderModerate
Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, WarCommunity Reviews
Summary of 171 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
emotional 64%
sad 57%
mysterious 42%
challenging 35%
tense 35%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 14%
funny 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
slow 13%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 70% | No: 20% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 41% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
294 pages | first published 2013
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The new novel from the winner of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, The Hired Man is a taut, powerful novel of a small town and its dark wartime secrets, unwittingly brought into the light by a family of outsiders.Aminatta Forna has established hers...Book Information
294 pages | first published 2013
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The new novel from the winner of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, The Hired Man is a taut, powerful novel of a small town and its dark wartime secrets, unwittingly brought into the light by a family of outsiders.Aminatta Forna has established hers...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Death, MurderModerate
Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, WarCommunity Reviews
Summary of 171 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
emotional 64%
sad 57%
mysterious 42%
challenging 35%
tense 35%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 14%
funny 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
slow 13%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 70% | No: 20% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 41% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating