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339 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The critic HRF Keating chose The Expendable Man as one of his Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books. ‘A late addition to the thirteen crime stories Dorothy B Hughes wrote with great success in one prolific spell between 1940 and 1952,’ it was, i...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
mysterious 74%
reflective 31%
challenging 28%
adventurous 20%
emotional 11%
informative 5%
sad 2%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 42% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 37% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Abortion, Murder
339 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The critic HRF Keating chose The Expendable Man as one of his Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books. ‘A late addition to the thirteen crime stories Dorothy B Hughes wrote with great success in one prolific spell between 1940 and 1952,’ it was, i...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
mysterious 74%
reflective 31%
challenging 28%
adventurous 20%
emotional 11%
informative 5%
sad 2%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 42% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 37% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Abortion, Murder