My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey

My Life as a Fake

Peter Carey

265 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction literary informative slow-paced
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Fiendishly devious and addictively readable, Peter Carey's My Life as a Fake is a moral labyrinth constructed around the uneasy relationship between literature and lying. In steamy, fetid Kuala Lumpur in 1972, Sarah Wode-Douglass, the editor of a ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 234 reviews

Moods

adventurous 100%
mysterious 80%
funny 40%
reflective 40%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 20%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.28

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