A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Frederick Asals, Flannery O'Connor

A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Frederick Asals, Flannery O'Connor

190 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging dark fast-paced
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find is Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor herself singled it out by making it the title piece of her first collection and the story she most often chose for readings or talks to students. It i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,475 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
reflective 42%
challenging 37%
tense 35%
mysterious 23%
sad 22%
funny 20%
emotional 17%
adventurous 3%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 27%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 53% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 37% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 10%

Loveable characters?

No: 73% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 37% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4% | No: 1%

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