181 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099284796
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 11 March 1999
Description
A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer,...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,268 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
tense 48%
challenging 27%
mysterious 21%
sad 21%
emotional 15%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreModerate
Murder, Sexual content, DeathMinor
Death of parent181 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099284796
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 11 March 1999
Description
A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer,...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,268 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
tense 48%
challenging 27%
mysterious 21%
sad 21%
emotional 15%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreModerate
Murder, Sexual content, DeathMinor
Death of parent