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 Secret History meets The Price of Salt” (Vogue) in this “equal parts dangerous and delicious” (Entertainment Weekly) novel about queer desire, religious zealotry, and the hunger for transcendence among the members of a cultic chapel choir at ...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 1,058 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

tense: 52%

mysterious: 47%

emotional: 42%

reflective: 34%

sad: 26%

challenging: 20%

adventurous: 11%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

15% 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?

26% 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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