288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743203319
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 05 June 2001
Description
From the author of The Master and Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson. It is Ireland in the early 1990s. Hele...
Community Reviews Summary of 401 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 84%
challenging 31%
dark 21%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 45% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Drug use, HomophobiaModerate
VomitMinor
Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743203319
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 05 June 2001
Description
From the author of The Master and Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson. It is Ireland in the early 1990s. Hele...
Community Reviews Summary of 401 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 84%
challenging 31%
dark 21%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 45% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Drug use, HomophobiaModerate
VomitMinor
Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief