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Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

3.45 AVERAGE

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

Captivating psychological thriller full of assumed identities and dogmatic extremism. Who are you if your life has become lying? Creation Lake was witty and smart and inquisitive and I enjoyed getting to read it while also in France. A great book for the bus ride.
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging slow-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: Yes

“I do not set up models. What I do is live. And because of the way I have lived, I know what is possible.”

This was a beautifully written book - I have dozens of highlights of phrases that I found so charming and insightful and clever. Unfortunately, the many beautiful phrases didn’t coalesce into anything particularly meaningful or memorable for me. 
funny informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No

very engrossing, delightful narrator. i wish the last scenes were a little more drawn out but veey enjoyable.

ya know the themes were loud but the plot was whispering