May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes

May We Be Forgiven

A.M. Homes

480 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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Winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction--A darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life by a writer who is always "compelling, devastating, and furiously good" (Zadie Smith) Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his younger ...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 1,679 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

funny: 62%

emotional: 52%

reflective: 52%

hopeful: 40%

sad: 26%

challenging: 20%

tense: 18%

adventurous: 12%

inspiring: 10%

lighthearted: 9%

mysterious: 4%

informative: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

19% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

86% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

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