432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374110338
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Description
A gripping psychological thriller from Eleanor Catton, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its wit, drama, and immersion in character. A brilliantly constructed consideration of intentions, actions, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 99 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
mysterious 51%
adventurous 39%
challenging 32%
reflective 26%
emotional 14%
funny 12%
informative 5%
sad 3%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 68% | Plot: 20% | Character: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Toxic relationship, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Gun violence, Animal deathMinor
Sexual content, Vomit, Colonisation
432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374110338
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Description
A gripping psychological thriller from Eleanor Catton, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its wit, drama, and immersion in character. A brilliantly constructed consideration of intentions, actions, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 99 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
mysterious 51%
adventurous 39%
challenging 32%
reflective 26%
emotional 14%
funny 12%
informative 5%
sad 3%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 68% | Plot: 20% | Character: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Toxic relationship, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Gun violence, Animal deathMinor
Sexual content, Vomit, Colonisation