Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

Nobody's Fool

Sully #1

Richard Russo

24 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1993 (editions) user-added

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Description

This slyly funny, moving novel about a blue-collar town in upstate New York--and in the life of Sully, of one of its unluckiest citizens, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years--is a classic American story.  Divorced from ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,183 reviews

Moods

funny 84%
reflective 75%
emotional 62%
hopeful 34%
lighthearted 34%
sad 25%
dark 18%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 31%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | Plot: 6% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.06

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