The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

The Middlesteins

Jami Attenberg

6 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective fast-paced
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For more than thirty years, Edie and Richard Middlestein shared a solid family life together in the suburbs of Chicago: two children, a nice house in the Chicago suburbs, ample employment, generous friends. But now things are splintering apart--fo...

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Community Reviews

3.44
based on 2,215 reviews

Moods

emotional: 69%

sad: 54%

reflective: 48%

dark: 27%

funny: 27%

challenging: 21%

hopeful: 9%

lighthearted: 6%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 3%

tense: 3%

Pace

42% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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