Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan
Ocean State
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Stewart O'Nan
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Ocean State

Stewart O'Nan

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime mystery young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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When I was in eighth grade my sister helped kill another girl. For the Oliviera family – mum Carol, daughters Angel and Marie – autumn 2009 in the once-prosperous beach town of Ashaway, Rhode Island is the worst of times. Money is tight, Carol ...

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Community Reviews

3.3
based on 629 reviews

Moods

dark: 79%

mysterious: 36%

sad: 36%

emotional: 35%

reflective: 34%

tense: 31%

challenging: 9%

adventurous: 4%

Pace

28% of readers chose fast
49% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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