Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrongAmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City...

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Community Reviews

3.21
based on 30,315 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 80%

tense: 72%

dark: 65%

reflective: 27%

challenging: 25%

emotional: 19%

sad: 9%

adventurous: 8%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

24% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
59% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

78% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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