Ben, In the World: The Sequel to The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing

Ben, In the World: The Sequel to The Fifth Child

The Fifth Child #2

Doris Lessing

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Ben Lovatt can never fit in. To those he meets, he seems awkward: too big, too strong, inhumanly made. He baffles and he terrifies: those who do not understand him want him locked up.His own mother locked him up; then, guilty, she liberated him. B...

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Community Reviews

3.19
based on 166 reviews

Moods

dark: 75%

sad: 75%

emotional: 62%

reflective: 62%

challenging: 37%

mysterious: 37%

tense: 25%

adventurous: 12%

Pace

50% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

57% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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