Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Plainsong

Plainsong #1

Kent Haruf

301 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
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In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the bedroom, then altogether. A teenage girl—her father long since disappeared, her mother unwilling to h...

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Community Reviews

3.96
based on 4,981 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

reflective: 72%

hopeful: 55%

sad: 33%

inspiring: 18%

challenging: 16%

relaxing: 16%

dark: 11%

funny: 10%

tense: 10%

adventurous: 5%

lighthearted: 4%

informative: 2%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

78% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

49% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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