At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman

At the Edge of the Haight

Katherine Seligman

292 pages first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

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Description

The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver Maddy Donaldo, homeless at twenty, has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. She knows whom ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 302 reviews

Moods

reflective 56%
emotional 54%
sad 37%
challenging 33%
informative 24%
dark 22%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 13%
tense 11%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 44%
slow 35%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 32% | No: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 53% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.29

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