Everybody's Son by Thrity Umrigar

Everybody's Son

Thrity Umrigar

352 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced
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Readers who appreciate morally complex, emotionally layered stories that examine how privilege, identity, and family secrets intersect will find this novel compelling.

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The bestselling, critically acclaimed author of The Space Between Us and The World We Found deftly explores issues of race, class, privilege, and power and asks us to consider uncomfortable moral questions in this probing, ambitious, emotionally w...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 930 reviews

Moods

emotional: 90%

reflective: 64%

sad: 52%

dark: 29%

challenging: 25%

hopeful: 25%

tense: 19%

inspiring: 17%

informative: 11%

mysterious: 7%

adventurous: 3%

funny: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
69% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
57% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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