Townie by Andre Dubus III

401 pages first pub 2011 (view editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
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An acclaimed novelist reflects on his violent past and a lifestyle that threatened to destroy him - until he was saved by writing.After their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their exhausted workin...

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3.64
based on 662 reviews

Moods

emotional: 84%

reflective: 69%

dark: 61%

challenging: 53%

sad: 38%

tense: 38%

hopeful: 23%

funny: 15%

inspiring: 15%

informative: 7%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
75% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
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