The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

The Lacuna

Barbara Kingsolver

670 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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From Pulitzer Prize nominee and award winning author of Homeland, The Poisonwood Bible and Flight Behaviour, The Lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow o...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,251 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 55%
informative 47%
adventurous 46%
challenging 31%
sad 22%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 14%
dark 8%
funny 7%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 64%
medium 32%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 29% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.86

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