The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith

The Blunderer

Patricia Highsmith

265 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
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For two years, Walter Stackhouse has been a faithful and supportive husband to his wife, Clara. She is distant and neurotic, and Walter finds himself harboring gruesome fantasies about her demise. When Clara's dead body turns up at the bottom of a...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 332 reviews

Moods

dark: 94%

mysterious: 79%

tense: 67%

adventurous: 20%

emotional: 20%

challenging: 17%

sad: 11%

reflective: 8%

funny: 2%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
57% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
96% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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