Morvern Callar by Alan Warner

Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar Cycle #1

Alan Warner

242 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark slow-paced

Description

Morvern Callar, a low-paid employee in the local supermarket in a desolate and beautiful port town in the west of Scotland, wakes one morning in late December to find her strange boyfriend has committed suicide and is dead on the kitchen floor. Mo...

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Moods

dark 88%
emotional 50%
reflective 38%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
challenging 22%
funny 22%
adventurous 16%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 26%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 13%

Loveable characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.48

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