How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman

How Late It Was, How Late

James Kelman

384 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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One Sunday morning in Glasgow, shoplifting ex-con Sammy awakens in an alley, wearing another man's shoes and trying to remember his two-day drinking binge. He gets in a scrap with some soldiers and revives in a jail cell, badly beaten and, he slow...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 486 reviews

Moods

dark: 64%

challenging: 57%

funny: 53%

reflective: 32%

emotional: 28%

sad: 25%

tense: 21%

mysterious: 17%

adventurous: 7%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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