Waterland by Graham Swift

Waterland

Graham Swift

358 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors, Waterland is a book that takes in eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 948 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

dark: 64%

challenging: 50%

mysterious: 46%

emotional: 45%

sad: 43%

informative: 24%

tense: 22%

funny: 8%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

34% of readers chose medium
65% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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