240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374162559
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
Girl, Edna O'Brien's hotly anticipated new novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness. I was a girl once, but not anymore. So begins Girl, Edna O'Brien's harrowing portrayal of the young women ab...
Community Reviews Summary of 903 reviews
Moods
sad 68%
emotional 59%
challenging 55%
tense 28%
informative 18%
reflective 11%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Character: 36% | Plot: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 19% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violenceModerate
Pregnancy
240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374162559
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
Girl, Edna O'Brien's hotly anticipated new novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness. I was a girl once, but not anymore. So begins Girl, Edna O'Brien's harrowing portrayal of the young women ab...
Community Reviews Summary of 903 reviews
Moods
sad 68%
emotional 59%
challenging 55%
tense 28%
informative 18%
reflective 11%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Character: 36% | Plot: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 19% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violenceModerate
Pregnancy