Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem

311 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.A compelling and complusively readable riff on the classic detective novel from America's most inventive novelist. Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whos...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,798 reviews

Moods

mysterious 79%
funny 51%
dark 46%
tense 38%
adventurous 34%
reflective 25%
emotional 18%
challenging 14%
sad 7%
lighthearted 4%
informative 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 59%
fast 28%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 33% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.79

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