The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters

528 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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One postwar summer in his home of rural Warwickshire, Dr. Faraday, the son of a maid who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country physician, is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuri...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 8,088 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 91%

dark: 85%

tense: 57%

sad: 37%

emotional: 25%

reflective: 19%

challenging: 14%

adventurous: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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