Blue Shoe A Novel by Anne Lamott

Blue Shoe A Novel

Anne Lamott

291 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Mattie Ryder is a marvelously funny, well-intentioned, religious, sarcastic, tender, angry, and broke recently divorced mother of two young children. Then she finds a small rubber blue shoe - the kind you might get from a gumball machine - and a f...

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Community Reviews Summary of 338 reviews

Moods

hopeful 83%
reflective 83%
emotional 66%
sad 50%
challenging 33%
lighthearted 33%
funny 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.09

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