Big Machine by Victor LaValle

Big Machine

Victor LaValle

370 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy horror dark mysterious medium-paced
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Ricky Rice is a middling hustler with a lingering junk habit, a bum knee, and a haunted mind. A survivor of a suicide cult, he scrapes by as a porter at a bus depot in Utica, New York, until one day a mysterious letter arrives, summoning him to en...

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Community Reviews

3.42
based on 756 reviews

Moods

dark: 73%

mysterious: 70%

adventurous: 60%

funny: 35%

challenging: 34%

tense: 32%

reflective: 29%

emotional: 25%

sad: 15%

hopeful: 14%

inspiring: 6%

informative: 4%

lighthearted: 3%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
77% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

85% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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