You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

You Should Have Left

Daniel Kehlmann with Ross Benjamin (Translator)

114 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)

fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced
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Readers who enjoy suspenseful explorations of psychological unraveling amid domestic tensions and eerie, reality-bending settings would find this book ideal.

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Now a Major Motion Picture From the internationally bestselling author of Measuring the World and F, an eerie and supernatural tale of a writer's emotional collapseA screenwriter, his wife, and their four-year old daughter rent a house in the moun...

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Community Reviews

3.43
based on 3,498 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 83%

dark: 78%

tense: 68%

challenging: 15%

emotional: 14%

sad: 11%

reflective: 8%

adventurous: 6%

Pace

75% of readers chose fast
19% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
34% of readers chose A mix
29% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
91% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

45% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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