3.74 AVERAGE

dark tense medium-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 seems more like it. I don’t know why I didn’t like it more. Something about the aggressively straightforward writing style made it hard for me to connect to any of the characters. It was kind of like a list of events instead of a complex story I could get lost in. Just a style preference, I suppose.

Thanks to Gideon Coe at BBC6 Music for leading me towards this book by airing an interview with the author, Willy Vlautin.
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yeesh! This one sure hit close to the bone, hey?! There will be no peace, joy, comfort or satisfaction under late capitalism.
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A quick story highlighting the plight of the working class. Well illustrates how quickly one can fall down an economic drain. Heartbreaking in it's ease.