Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block

Eight Million Ways to Die

Matthew Scudder #5

Lawrence Block with Lawrence Block (Narrator)

9 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Battling the bottle one day at a time, ex-cop, sometime PI Matthew Scudder finds that next to staying sober, staying alive seems easy. But in the mean streets of New York City it never is. Not for the prostitute who wanted out and got her beautifu...

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Community Reviews

4.05
based on 326 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

tense: 75%

emotional: 66%

mysterious: 66%

reflective: 50%

sad: 33%

adventurous: 16%

challenging: 16%

hopeful: 16%

funny: 8%

informative: 8%

inspiring: 8%

Pace

41% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

63% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

81% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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