Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss

152 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary dark tense fast-paced

Description

Teenage Silvie and her parents are living in a hut in Northumberland as an exercise in experimental archaeology. Her father is a difficult man, obsessed with imagining and enacting the harshness of Iron Age life. Haunting Silvie’s narrative is th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,523 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
tense 70%
emotional 36%
mysterious 34%
challenging 28%
sad 25%
reflective 22%
informative 8%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 42%
fast 34%
slow 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 31% | No: 28% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 26% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.85

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