You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz

You Should Have Known

Jean Hanff Korelitz

454 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
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Read the "rollickingly good literary thriller" and New York Times bestseller that's the inspiration for the HBO limited series The Undoing, premiering October 25 and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant (Vanity Fair). Grace Reinhart Sachs is liv...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,883 reviews

Moods

mysterious 69%
dark 52%
emotional 42%
tense 37%
reflective 31%
sad 17%
challenging 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 45%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 37% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 24%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.24

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