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adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jacob Finch Bonner, once an up and coming author with his first novel being well received but with limited sales, his follow up books had been less than successful. He’s fallen on hard times, working as faculty at a run down Vermont college mentoring students on a low residency program. Most of the students have little talent and Jake is dialling it in as their teacher. One day, however, he decides to use another author’s plot to write a novel. A novel that goes on to become a talked about best seller. A novel that someone else knows is based on a stolen plot.
The narrative switches between the protagonist and excerpts of his best-selling novel. It’s a well written and well plotted novel with an original story. I enjoyed it, completing it in just a couple of days. There is a twist, although unfortunately I’d worked it out, so wasn’t much of a twist for me.
On a side note; I’m not sure the Welsh will be impressed with “…an entire English tour organised around the Hay-on-Wye festival.” though.
The narrative switches between the protagonist and excerpts of his best-selling novel. It’s a well written and well plotted novel with an original story. I enjoyed it, completing it in just a couple of days. There is a twist, although unfortunately I’d worked it out, so wasn’t much of a twist for me.
On a side note; I’m not sure the Welsh will be impressed with “…an entire English tour organised around the Hay-on-Wye festival.” though.
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes