Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Sexual violence, SuicideMinor
RacismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 431 reviews
Moods
dark 72%
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
adventurous 30%
emotional 24%
funny 21%
sad 21%
tense 18%
informative 9%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 69% | Character: 23% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Average rating
576 pages | first published 1981
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ISBN/UID: 9781841951201
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This work, originally published in 1981, has been hailed as the most influential Scottish novel of the second half of the 20th century. Its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, personal and political, about humankind's inability...Book Information
576 pages | first published 1981
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ISBN/UID: 9781841951201
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This work, originally published in 1981, has been hailed as the most influential Scottish novel of the second half of the 20th century. Its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, personal and political, about humankind's inability...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Sexual violence, SuicideMinor
RacismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 431 reviews
Moods
dark 72%
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
adventurous 30%
emotional 24%
funny 21%
sad 21%
tense 18%
informative 9%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 69% | Character: 23% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Average rating