On Java Road: 'the Bastard Child of Graham Greene and Patricia Highsmith' METRO by Lawrence Osborne

On Java Road: 'the Bastard Child of Graham Greene and Patricia Highsmith' METRO

Lawrence Osborne

240 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
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A veteran British journalist living in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protestor amidst the pro-democracy demonstrations in this unsettling new novel from the acclaimed author of The Forgiven After twenty years as an ex-pat r...

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Community Reviews

3.36
based on 165 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

mysterious: 62%

dark: 59%

sad: 37%

tense: 33%

emotional: 25%

adventurous: 22%

challenging: 22%

informative: 11%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
63% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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