Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle

Hieroglyphics

Jill McCorkle

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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"Hieroglyphics is a novel that tugs at the deepest places of the human soul--a beautiful, heart-piercing meditation on life and death and the marks we leave on this world. It is the work of a wonderful writer at her finest and most profound." --Je...

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Community Reviews Summary of 151 reviews

Moods

reflective 95%
emotional 80%
sad 47%
hopeful 19%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 9%
challenging 4%
funny 4%

Pace

slow 76%
medium 19%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 23%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.23

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