The Orchard by David Hopen

The Orchard

David Hopen

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction religion emotional reflective slow-paced
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A debut novel about the disaffection, and eventual moral dissolution, of a group of friends at a highpressured Orthodox Jewish high school in Miami, based loosely on a Talmudic legend in which four rabbis enter an ‘orchard’ and leave fundamentally...

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Community Reviews Summary of 505 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
reflective 61%
challenging 58%
emotional 47%
tense 40%
sad 35%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 12%
informative 7%
funny 6%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 45%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 34% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 47% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 21%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.67

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