Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

Night Boat to Tangier

Kevin Barry

224 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

Description

In the dark waiting room of the ferry terminal in the sketchy Spanish port of Algeciras, two aging Irishmen — Maurice Hearne and Charlie Redmond, longtime partners in the lucrative and dangerous enterprise of smuggling drugs — sit at night, none t...

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Moods

dark 80%
reflective 62%
sad 50%
emotional 44%
funny 37%
mysterious 27%
tense 27%
challenging 21%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 34%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 23%

Loveable characters?

No: 38% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.52

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