Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington

Alice Adams

Booth Tarkington

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

missing duration info | first published 1921

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Plucky and romantic Alice tries to rise above the crudities of her hopelessly shabby background in this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about ambition and self-delusion. The lower-middle class Adams family faces a slow disintegration in a small Mid...
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Summary of 42 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
lighthearted 66%
challenging 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.29

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