You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz

You Should Have Known

Jean Hanff Korelitz

464 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
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Read the New York Times bestselling book, and the inspiration for HBO's The Undoing, premiering October 2020, that is "intimately and engagingly about a social strata few are privy to" (Vanity Fair). Grace Reinhart Sachs is living the only life sh...

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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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