Abide With Me by Elizabeth Strout

Abide With Me

Elizabeth Strout

321 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Katherine is only five-years-old. Struck dumb with grief at her mother's death, it is down to her father, the heartbroken minister Tyler Caskey, to bring his daughter out of silence she has observed in the wake of the family's tragedy. But Tyler C...

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Community Reviews Summary of 621 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 73%
sad 58%
hopeful 26%
challenging 20%
dark 17%
inspiring 11%
tense 5%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 35%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 28% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

3.74

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