Frog Music by Emma Donoghue

Frog Music

Emma Donoghue

missing duration info Add in missing duration information • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Emma Donoghue's explosive new novel, based on an unsolved murder. Summer of 1876. San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heat wave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman called Jenny Bonne...

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Community Reviews

3.19
based on 3,138 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 66%

emotional: 48%

dark: 43%

sad: 35%

adventurous: 32%

tense: 32%

informative: 12%

challenging: 11%

hopeful: 11%

funny: 10%

reflective: 10%

lighthearted: 4%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
39% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
57% of readers chose A mix
23% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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