This Town Sleeps: A Novel by Dennis E. Staples, Kaipo Schwab
This Town Sleeps: A Novel

Dennis E. Staples, Kaipo Schwab

This Town Sleeps: A Novel

Dennis E. Staples, Kaipo Schwab with Dennis E. Staples (Narrator)

missing page info Add in missing page information first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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“Elegant and gritty, angry and funny. Staples’s work is emotional without being sentimental. Dennis unmakes something in us, then remakes it, a quilt of characters that embody this town, this place, which sleeps but doesn’t dream, or it is all a d...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 696 reviews

Moods

emotional: 68%

mysterious: 66%

reflective: 61%

dark: 51%

sad: 42%

challenging: 24%

tense: 13%

hopeful: 11%

funny: 9%

adventurous: 6%

informative: 4%

lighthearted: 3%

inspiring: 2%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

52% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

94% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

74% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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