Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Almost everything about Wallace is at odds with the Midwestern university town where he is working uneasily toward a biochem degree. An introverted young man from Alabama, black and queer, he has left behind his family without escaping the long sh...

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Community Reviews

3.94
based on 11,295 reviews

Moods

emotional: 83%

reflective: 73%

sad: 63%

dark: 54%

challenging: 37%

tense: 35%

hopeful: 4%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 2%

mysterious: 2%

informative: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
6% of readers chose A mix
92% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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