Doggerland by Ben Smith

Doggerland

Ben Smith

208 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced

Description

Doggerland is brilliantly inventive, beautifully-crafted and superbly gripping debut novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival – set on an off-shore windfarm in the not-so-distant future. ‘His father’s breath had been loud in the smal...

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Community Reviews Summary of 154 reviews

Moods

dark 76%
reflective 61%
tense 42%
sad 38%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 23%
emotional 23%
challenging 19%
hopeful 4%

Pace

slow 69%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 27% | N/A: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 21%

Average rating

3.64

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