Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

Socrates Fortlow #1

Walter Mosley

208 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction mystery short stories challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
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In this cycle of 14 bittersweet stories, Walter Mosley breaks out of the genre--if not the setting--of his bestselling Easy Rawlins detective novels. Only eight years after serving out a prison sentence for murder, Socrates Fortlow lives in a tiny...

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Community Reviews Summary of 203 reviews

Moods

dark 75%
reflective 58%
emotional 50%
tense 41%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 27%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 42%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | No: 14%

Average rating

4.26

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