Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale

Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale

336 pages first pub 2023 (view editions)

fiction crime short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Edgar Award winner and bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale (the Hap and Leonard series), one of America's most essential crime writers, heads back to the dangerous woods of East Texas. In his first crime career-retrospective, including previously u...

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4.29
based on 15 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

tense: 100%

mysterious: 75%

emotional: 50%

adventurous: 25%

funny: 25%

reflective: 25%

sad: 25%


Pace

75% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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