What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

What Belongs to You

Garth Greenwell

191 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Long-listed for the 2016 National Book Award in fictionOn an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's National Palace of Culture. There he meets Mitko, a charismatic young hustler, and pays him for...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 2,741 reviews

Moods

emotional: 72%

reflective: 69%

sad: 69%

dark: 54%

challenging: 26%

tense: 24%

mysterious: 11%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
7% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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