The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton

The World Cannot Give

Tara Isabella Burton

320 pages first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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The Girls meets Fight Club in this coming-of-age novel about queer desire, religious zealotry, and the hunger for transcendence among the devoted members of a cultic chapel choir in a prestigious Maine boarding school—and the obsessively ambitious...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 1,060 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

tense: 53%

mysterious: 47%

emotional: 43%

reflective: 34%

sad: 27%

challenging: 20%

adventurous: 11%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

14% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
63% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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