The Sea by John Banville

The Sea

John Banville with Jim Norton (Narrator)

6 hours • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family had appeared that long-ago summer as if from another wo...

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Community Reviews

3.38
based on 2,580 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 64%

sad: 59%

dark: 37%

challenging: 25%

mysterious: 22%

tense: 8%

funny: 5%

adventurous: 2%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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