Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor

Reservoir 13

Jon McGregor

304 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Evoking the spirit of Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides, Zadie Smith's NW, and Hisham Matar's Anatomy of a Disappearance, this novel sweeps the reader up quickly into its understated and emotionally moving story of a whole English village hau...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,084 reviews

Moods

reflective 84%
mysterious 51%
emotional 37%
dark 25%
sad 17%
challenging 10%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 10%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 16%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 11% | A mix: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 32% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 9%

Average rating

3.61

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