The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis

The Barrowfields

Phillip Lewis

591 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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A richly textured coming-of-age story about fathers and sons, home and family, recalling classics by Thomas Wolfe and William Styron, by a powerful new voice in fiction Just before Henry Aster's birth, his father--outsized literary ambition and pr...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 99 reviews

Moods

emotional: 80%

reflective: 60%

challenging: 40%

dark: 40%

sad: 40%

inspiring: 20%

mysterious: 20%

tense: 20%


Pace

60% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
80% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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