The Answers by Catherine Lacey

The Answers

Catherine Lacey

305 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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An urgent, propulsive novel about a woman learning to negotiate her ailment and its various aftereffects via the simulacrum of a perfect romantic relationshipIn Catherine Lacey’s ambitious second novel we are introduced to Mary, a young woman livi...

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Community Reviews

3.31
based on 1,332 reviews

Moods

reflective: 73%

emotional: 56%

dark: 52%

mysterious: 51%

challenging: 46%

sad: 22%

tense: 20%

funny: 13%

adventurous: 3%

informative: 2%

inspiring: 2%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
53% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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