Dr. No by Percival Everett

Dr. No

Percival Everett

262 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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The protagonist of Percival Everett’s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for “nothing.”) He is an expert on nothing. That is to say, ...

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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 1,341 reviews

Moods

funny: 85%

adventurous: 56%

mysterious: 50%

lighthearted: 30%

challenging: 27%

dark: 26%

tense: 14%

reflective: 11%

informative: 3%

emotional: 2%

hopeful: 1%

sad: 1%

Pace

54% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
4% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

42% of readers chose Plot
45% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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