We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

We Are Not Ourselves

Matthew Thomas

620 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Epic in scope, heroic in character, and masterful in prose, We Are Not Ourselves is a multigenerational portrait of the Irish American Leary family.Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an ap...

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Moods

emotional 81%
reflective 64%
sad 56%
challenging 24%
dark 24%
inspiring 13%
informative 10%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
funny 5%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 32% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.71

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