Eventide by Kent Haruf

Eventide

Plainsong #2

Kent Haruf

300 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Kent Haruf, award-winning, bestselling author of Plainsong returns to the high-plains town of Holt, Colorado, with a novel of masterful authority. The aging McPheron brothers are learning to live without Victoria Roubideaux, the single mother they...

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Community Reviews Summary of 946 reviews

Moods

emotional 93%
reflective 79%
sad 62%
hopeful 37%
tense 13%
dark 11%
challenging 6%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 44%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 48% | No: 39% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.24

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