Patrick Melrose: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope by Edward St Aubyn

Patrick Melrose: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope

Patrick Melrose #1-3

Edward St Aubyn

464 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark funny reflective slow-paced

Description

Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series.Moving from Provence to New York to Gloucestershire, from the savageries of a childhood with a cruel father and an alcoholic mother to an ad...

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Community Reviews Summary of 110 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
reflective 57%
challenging 28%
emotional 28%
funny 14%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
tense 14%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | Yes: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.79

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