Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Sunset Song

A Scots Quair #1

Lewis Grassic Gibbon

286 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Sunset Song is the first and most celebrated of Grassic Gibbon's great trilogy, A Scot's Quair. It provides a powerful description of the first two decades of the century through the evocation of change and the lyrical intensity of its prose. It i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 417 reviews

Moods

reflective 90%
emotional 84%
sad 63%
challenging 30%
hopeful 30%
dark 24%
inspiring 24%
funny 12%
informative 9%
relaxing 9%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 39%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.92

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