The Sea by John Banville

The Sea

John Banville

272 pages 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

3.36
based on 1,846 reviews

Moods

reflective: 89%

emotional: 62%

sad: 60%

dark: 38%

challenging: 24%

mysterious: 23%

funny: 6%

tense: 6%

inspiring: 3%

adventurous: 1%

hopeful: 1%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

1% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
74% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

32% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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