The Levee by Michael McDowell

The Levee

Blackwater #2

Michael McDowell

191 pages • first pub 1983 (view editions)

fiction historical horror dark mysterious medium-paced
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The Levee suits readers who relish slow-burning Southern gothic sagas where intricate family power plays, creeping supernatural dread, and morally slippery women drive a decades-spanning tale of inheritance and ruin.

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Elinor Dammert abandoned her first-born child in a bargain with Mary-Love Caskey of Perdido, Alabama, and set in motion a series of strange familial entanglements. Her goals: power, money, her way.In her way, she would begin to suck power from the...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 3,258 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 91%

dark: 79%

tense: 45%

adventurous: 19%

emotional: 6%

reflective: 6%

sad: 5%

challenging: 4%

funny: 4%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

43% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
30% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

49% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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