273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330389860
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 07 March 2008
Description
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen – have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen’...
Community Reviews Summary of 381 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
sad 81%
challenging 25%
dark 18%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 25% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illnessModerate
Vomit
273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330389860
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 07 March 2008
Description
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen – have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen’...
Community Reviews Summary of 381 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
sad 81%
challenging 25%
dark 18%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 25% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illnessModerate
Vomit