The Orchard: A Novel by David Hopen

The Orchard: A Novel

David Hopen

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction religion emotional reflective slow-paced
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A debut novel about the disaffection, and eventual moral dissolution, of a group of friends at a highpressured Orthodox Jewish high school in Miami, based loosely on a Talmudic legend in which four rabbis enter an ‘orchard’ and leave fundamentally...

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Community Reviews Summary of 510 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
reflective 62%
challenging 58%
emotional 48%
tense 42%
sad 36%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 12%
informative 7%
funny 6%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 44%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 37% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 49% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.67

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