The Pessimists by Bethany Ball

The Pessimists

Bethany Ball

257 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
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From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalist Bethany Ball comes a biting and darkly funny new novel that follows a set of privileged, jaded Connecticut suburbanites whose cozy, seemingly picture-perfect, lives begin to unravel amid shocking ...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 318 reviews

Moods

dark: 67%

reflective: 43%

funny: 41%

emotional: 37%

tense: 28%

mysterious: 17%

challenging: 16%

sad: 10%

hopeful: 5%

lighthearted: 5%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

18% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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