Something New Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman

Something New Under the Sun

Alexandra Kleeman

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fiction dystopian literary adventurous dark medium-paced
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This is a literary-dystopian novel that moves at a deliberate, mid-tempo pace and casts a dark, adventurous light on Hollywood ambition colliding with a scorched, off-kilter California. If you’re drawn to stories that unsettle you yet keep you turning pages—where glamour and menace mingle and every revelation feels like a warning—this book will match your taste.

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Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Droug...

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Community Reviews

3.46
based on 885 reviews

Moods

dark: 70%

mysterious: 65%

tense: 38%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 31%

adventurous: 26%

sad: 26%

funny: 24%

emotional: 14%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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