Dirt Road by James Kelman

Dirt Road

James Kelman

416 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction music travel emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Booker Prize winner James Kelman's new novel, Dirt Road, tells the story of a teenage boy who travels with his father from Scotland to Alabama to visit with relatives after the death of his mother. In the American South, he becomes swept up into t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
challenging 25%
hopeful 25%
sad 25%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.73

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