Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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Description

A huge-hearted novel about three generations of women preparing for a living wake – the debut adult novel from the National Book Award-winning poet and YA author of The Poet XFlor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,229 reviews

Moods

emotional 89%
reflective 75%
sad 30%
hopeful 28%
funny 18%
inspiring 18%
challenging 16%
mysterious 15%
tense 8%
dark 6%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 34%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.72

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