The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale

The Bottoms

Joe R. Lansdale

328 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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Its 1933 in East Texas and the Depression lingers in the air like a slow moving storm. When a young Harry Collins and his little sister stumble across the body of a black woman who has been savagely mutilated and left to die in the bottoms of the ...

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Community Reviews

4.02
based on 657 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

tense: 85%

mysterious: 82%

sad: 47%

emotional: 42%

adventurous: 32%

challenging: 25%

reflective: 22%

funny: 10%

informative: 7%

hopeful: 5%

inspiring: 2%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
76% of readers chose medium
2% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
63% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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