Halsey Street by Naima Coster

Halsey Street

Naima Coster

500 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Penelope Grand has scrapped her failed career as an artist in Pittsburgh and moved back to Brooklyn to keep an eye on her ailing father. She's accepted that her future won't be what she'd dreamed, but now, as gentrification has completely reshaped...

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Community Reviews Summary of 706 reviews

Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 81%
sad 46%
challenging 31%
tense 25%
dark 18%
relaxing 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 37%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 35%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 34% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.49

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