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222 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780380569526
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The City Primeval in Elmore Leonard’s relentlessly gripping classic noir is Detroit, the author’s much-maligned hometown and the setting for many of the Grand Master’s acclaimed crime novels. The “Alexander the Great of crime fiction” (Pittsburgh ...
Community Reviews Summary of 196 reviews
Moods
tense 72%
adventurous 44%
mysterious 44%
funny 33%
challenging 5%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 28% | Character: 28%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
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222 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780380569526
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The City Primeval in Elmore Leonard’s relentlessly gripping classic noir is Detroit, the author’s much-maligned hometown and the setting for many of the Grand Master’s acclaimed crime novels. The “Alexander the Great of crime fiction” (Pittsburgh ...
Community Reviews Summary of 196 reviews
Moods
tense 72%
adventurous 44%
mysterious 44%
funny 33%
challenging 5%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 28% | Character: 28%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.