128 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
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Description
Nell Dunn's scenes of London life, as it was lived in the early Sixties in the industrial slums of Battersea, have few parallels in contemporary writing. The exuberant, uninhibited, disparate world she found in the tired old streets and under the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
dark 40%
funny 40%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault
128 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Nell Dunn's scenes of London life, as it was lived in the early Sixties in the industrial slums of Battersea, have few parallels in contemporary writing. The exuberant, uninhibited, disparate world she found in the tired old streets and under the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
dark 40%
funny 40%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault