Perfume River by Robert Olen Butler

Perfume River

Robert Olen Butler

272 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary informative reflective slow-paced
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From one of America’s most important writers, Perfume River is an exquisite novel that examines family ties and the legacy of the Vietnam War through the portrait of a single North Florida family.Robert Quinlan is a seventy-year-old historian, tea...

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Community Reviews Summary of 77 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 100%
adventurous 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.57

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