224 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375725234
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 June 2001
Description
John Banville's stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer. Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband and father living the life of a diss...
Community Reviews Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
challenging 46%
funny 30%
mysterious 30%
tense 30%
emotional 15%
adventurous 7%
informative 7%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 41%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 41%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Murder, Alcoholism, Physical abuse
224 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375725234
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 June 2001
Description
John Banville's stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer. Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband and father living the life of a diss...
Community Reviews Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
challenging 46%
funny 30%
mysterious 30%
tense 30%
emotional 15%
adventurous 7%
informative 7%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 41%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 41%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Alcoholism, Physical abuse