Half Life by Shelley Jackson

Half Life

Shelley Jackson

440 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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“Ingenious, sensual, gleeful. . . . It demands of its readers only imagination, and rewards them with hilarity, terror, and marvels.”--Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn Nora and Blanche are cojoined twins. Nora, the dominant twin, thi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 116 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
mysterious 83%
challenging 66%
reflective 50%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 40%

Loveable characters?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.05

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