Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Ben Fountain

307 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Fiction and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, and a National Book Award FinalistThree minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare with Iraqi insurgents--and the video that we...

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Moods

reflective 75%
funny 43%
dark 37%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
emotional 18%
informative 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 31%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 52% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 23% | Yes: 23%

Average rating

3.78

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