Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem

311 pages • first pub 1999 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Description

Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn’s very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in the most startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent’s...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 4,162 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 80%

funny: 50%

dark: 45%

tense: 41%

adventurous: 36%

reflective: 27%

emotional: 22%

challenging: 14%

sad: 8%

informative: 5%

lighthearted: 4%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

24% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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