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

Description

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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Community Reviews Summary of 1,305 reviews

Moods

reflective 85%
funny 57%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 33%
fast 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 22%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Average rating

3.78

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