The Locked Room by Paul Auster

The Locked Room

New York Trilogy #3

Paul Auster

179 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction literary mystery adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
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When Fanshawe disappears, leaving behind a wife, a baby and an extraordinary cache of novels, plays and poems, his boyhood friend is lured obsessively into the life that Fanshawe left behind.

Community Reviews

3.8
based on 564 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 85%

dark: 64%

tense: 50%

reflective: 46%

challenging: 35%

emotional: 21%

sad: 21%

adventurous: 10%

funny: 7%


Pace

19% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

68% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

38% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
61% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

31% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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