A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing

Eimear McBride

227 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Winner, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, 2014Winner, Desmond Elliott Prize, 2014Winner, Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, 2014Winner, Goldsmiths Prize, 2013Finalist for the Folio PrizeShortlisted for the Dylan Thomas PrizeNPR's Best Books of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,735 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
challenging 76%
sad 75%
emotional 67%
tense 35%
reflective 31%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 36%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 30% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 41% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.54

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