This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples

This Town Sleeps

Dennis E. Staples with Kaipo Schwab (Narrator)

5 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Description

Set on a reservation in far northern Minnesota, This Town Sleeps explores the many ways history, culture, landscape, and lineage shape our lives, our understanding of the world we inhabit, and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of it all....

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Community Reviews Summary of 523 reviews

Moods

emotional 70%
mysterious 67%
reflective 62%
dark 49%
sad 40%
challenging 24%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 7%
funny 7%
lighthearted 5%
informative 4%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 35%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 33% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 95% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.53

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