America Was Hard to Find by Kathleen Alcott

America Was Hard to Find

Kathleen Alcott

432 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Ecuador, 1969: An American expatriate, Fay Fern, sits in the corner of a restaurant, she and her young son Wright turned away from the television where Vincent Kahn becomes the first man to walk on the moon.Years earlier, Fay and Vincent meet at a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews

Moods

challenging 80%
emotional 80%
reflective 80%
sad 60%
dark 40%
tense 40%
informative 20%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Character: 40%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.39

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