Blood Test: A Comedy by Charles Baxter

Blood Test: A Comedy

Charles Baxter

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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In this fresh take on love and trouble in America, Brock Hobson, an insurance salesman and Sunday-school teacher, finds his equilibrium disturbed by the results of a predictive blood test. Baxter, a master storyteller, brings us a gradually buildi...

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Community Reviews

3.07
based on 249 reviews

Moods

funny: 74%

reflective: 37%

dark: 35%

lighthearted: 31%

emotional: 15%

mysterious: 14%

tense: 10%

adventurous: 8%

challenging: 7%

hopeful: 6%

sad: 4%

relaxing: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

26% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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