The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

The Cutting Season

Attica Locke

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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The American South in the twenty-first century. A plantation owned for generations by a rich family. So much history. And a dead body.Just after dawn, Caren walks the grounds of Belle Vie, the historic plantation house in Louisiana that she has ma...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 2,415 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 91%

tense: 61%

dark: 54%

emotional: 46%

reflective: 35%

sad: 20%

challenging: 17%

informative: 13%

adventurous: 11%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
65% of readers chose A mix
9% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

97% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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