Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Bewilderment

Richard Powers

288 pages • first pub 2021 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A reader who is moved by emotionally intimate, reflective stories that braid grief, scientific wonder, and ecological urgency into a father-son bond will feel at home here.

Description

A heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory. The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Rob...

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Community Reviews

3.91
based on 9,583 reviews

Moods

emotional: 82%

sad: 76%

reflective: 72%

challenging: 39%

dark: 26%

inspiring: 22%

informative: 21%

hopeful: 16%

adventurous: 14%

tense: 8%

mysterious: 7%

funny: 3%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

69% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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