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Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

4.07 AVERAGE

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very compelling reading! I finished this in record time and will probably be checking out more by this author.

A well-written page turner. Great character development.

The movie is very accurate! Book wise, I didn't care much about the writing style.
And the ending is just as frustrating as in the movie!
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book has very specific, standard small-town, cop vibes; the synopsis is exactly what you get.

Overall, the plot isn't what drives the book – it's the characters and their tragedies. It's harrowing to read because there is no happy ending and the tragedies that happen to the characters are just random acts of violence. There's no satisfying moment of catching the people responsible and it's very reflective of reality.
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes