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690 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670868360
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Publication date: 24 September 1996
Description
Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China Pit have accidentally broken into another dime...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,247 reviews
Moods
tense 78%
mysterious 57%
adventurous 37%
emotional 31%
sad 29%
challenging 19%
reflective 6%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 28% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 37% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Animal death, GoreModerate
Alcoholism, Sexual content, Death of parentMinor
Miscarriage
690 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670868360
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Publication date: 24 September 1996
Description
Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China Pit have accidentally broken into another dime...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,247 reviews
Moods
tense 78%
mysterious 57%
adventurous 37%
emotional 31%
sad 29%
challenging 19%
reflective 6%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 28% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 37% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Animal death, GoreModerate
Alcoholism, Sexual content, Death of parentMinor
Miscarriage