437 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140065503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 July 1983
Description
Boyle's riotous first novel, now in a new edition for its 25th anniversary Twenty five years ago, T.C. Boyle published his first novel, Water Music, a funny, bawdy, extremely entertaining novel of imaginative and stylistic fancy that announced to...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
emotional 66%
challenging 50%
funny 50%
informative 50%
sad 50%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
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437 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140065503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 July 1983
Description
Boyle's riotous first novel, now in a new edition for its 25th anniversary Twenty five years ago, T.C. Boyle published his first novel, Water Music, a funny, bawdy, extremely entertaining novel of imaginative and stylistic fancy that announced to...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
emotional 66%
challenging 50%
funny 50%
informative 50%
sad 50%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.