Hood by Emma Donoghue
Hood

Emma Donoghue

309 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced
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In the late 1970s, Penelope O'Grady and Cara Wall fall in love. As classmates at an Irish convent school, however, the two girls stand to lose everything in the name of their devotion. Yet Pen, spirited though vulnerable, and Cara, a free spirit w...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 477 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

reflective: 83%

sad: 79%

dark: 16%

challenging: 12%

funny: 12%

inspiring: 8%

hopeful: 4%


Pace

32% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose A mix
95% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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