The Englishman's Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe

The Englishman's Boy

Frontier trilogy #1

Guy Vanderhaeghe

333 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the Governor General's AwardCounterpointing the stories of the legendary Western cowboy Shorty McAdoo and Harry Vincent, the ambitious young screenwriter commissioned to retell his story in 1920s Hollywood, this novel reconstructs an epi...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 263 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 80%

challenging: 60%

dark: 40%

mysterious: 40%

reflective: 40%

tense: 40%

informative: 20%


Pace

100% of readers chose slow
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose No
No

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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