At Weddings and Wakes by Alice McDermott

At Weddings and Wakes

Alice McDermott

207 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
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Lucy Dailey leaves suburbia twice a week with her three children in tow, returning to the Brooklyn home where she grew up, and where her stepmother and unmarried sisters still live. The children quietly observe Aunt Veronica, who drowns her sorrow...

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Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 66%
emotional 66%
dark 33%
relaxing 33%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.35

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