193 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312425234
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 10 July 2018
Description
The narrator of The Seas lives in a tiny, remote, alcoholic, cruel seaside town. An occasional chambermaid, granddaughter to a typesetter, and daughter to a dead man, awkward and brave, wayward and willful, she is in love (unrequited) with an Iraq...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,166 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
mysterious 65%
sad 54%
reflective 40%
challenging 29%
tense 19%
adventurous 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Miscarriage, BloodMinor
Sexual content, Vomit, Murder
193 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312425234
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 10 July 2018
Description
The narrator of The Seas lives in a tiny, remote, alcoholic, cruel seaside town. An occasional chambermaid, granddaughter to a typesetter, and daughter to a dead man, awkward and brave, wayward and willful, she is in love (unrequited) with an Iraq...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,166 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
mysterious 65%
sad 54%
reflective 40%
challenging 29%
tense 19%
adventurous 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Miscarriage, BloodMinor
Sexual content, Vomit, Murder