Continental Drift by Russell Banks

Continental Drift

Russell Banks

408 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
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A powerful literary classic from one of contemporary fiction's most acclaimed and important writers, Russell Banks's Continental Drift is a masterful novel of hope lost and gained, and a gripping, indelible story of fragile lives uprooted and tran...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 254 reviews

Moods

sad: 100%

dark: 77%

reflective: 55%

tense: 55%

adventurous: 44%

emotional: 44%

challenging: 33%

funny: 11%

mysterious: 11%

Pace

33% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

77% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

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