Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

Signal Fires

Dani Shapiro

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Signal Fires opens on a summer night in 1985. Three teenagers have been drinking. One of them gets behind the wheel of a car, and, in an instant, everything on Division Street changes. Each of their lives, and that of Ben Wilf, a young doctor who ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 508 reviews

Moods

emotional 93%
reflective 80%
sad 61%
hopeful 33%
dark 14%
challenging 13%
inspiring 13%
tense 8%
mysterious 5%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 22%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6%

Average rating

4.14

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