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Jon McGregor
262 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408809266
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A man builds a tree house by a river, in anticipation of the coming flood. A sugar-beet crashes through a young woman's windscreen. A boy sets fire to a barn. A pair of itinerant labourers sit by a lake, talking about shovels and sex, while fighte...
Community Reviews Summary of 85 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 100%Average rating
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—
Jon McGregor
262 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408809266
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A man builds a tree house by a river, in anticipation of the coming flood. A sugar-beet crashes through a young woman's windscreen. A boy sets fire to a barn. A pair of itinerant labourers sit by a lake, talking about shovels and sex, while fighte...
Community Reviews Summary of 85 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.