The Good Wife by Stewart O'Nan

The Good Wife

Stewart O'Nan

312 pages first pub 2005 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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On a clear winter night in upstate New York, two young men break in to a house. Within minutes, an old woman is dead and the house is in flames. Across the country, Patty Dickerson's phone rings. It's her husband. He wants her to know that he and ...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 190 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

challenging: 33%

dark: 33%

emotional: 33%

informative: 33%

sad: 33%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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