A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing

Eimear McBride

203 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Eimear McBride’s award-winning debut novel tells the story of a young woman’s relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. It is a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexu...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 2,997 reviews

Moods

dark: 91%

challenging: 74%

sad: 72%

emotional: 65%

tense: 34%

reflective: 27%

mysterious: 4%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
74% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

26% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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