Desperate Characters by Paula Fox

Desperate Characters

Paula Fox

157 pages • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary reflective tense slow-paced
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Otto and Sophie Bentwood live in a changing neighborhood in Brooklyn. Their stainless-steel kitchen is newly installed, and their Mercedes is parked curbside. After Sophie is bitten on the hand while trying to feed a stray, perhaps rabies-infected...

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Community Reviews

3.42
based on 1,137 reviews

Moods

reflective: 66%

tense: 53%

dark: 42%

emotional: 36%

challenging: 23%

sad: 21%

mysterious: 10%

funny: 6%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
49% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

26% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
87% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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