The Music of Chance by Paul Auster

The Music of Chance

Paul Auster

217 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

In a Pennsylvania meadow, a young fireman and an angry gambler are forced to build a wall of fifteenth-century stone. For Jim Nashe, it all started when he came into a small inheritance and left Boston in pusuit of "a life of freedom." Careening b...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 795 reviews

Moods

dark: 60%

tense: 60%

mysterious: 56%

adventurous: 44%

reflective: 44%

emotional: 40%

sad: 28%

challenging: 16%

funny: 16%

inspiring: 12%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
77% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
35% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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