A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

A Complicated Kindness

Miriam Toews

256 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

We're Mennonites. As far as I know, we are the most embarrassing sub-sect of people to belong to if you're a teenager. Sixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel longs to hang out with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull in New York City's East Village. Instead she...

Read more

Community Reviews

3.69
based on 2,899 reviews

Moods

emotional: 69%

reflective: 69%

sad: 57%

funny: 52%

dark: 40%

challenging: 23%

hopeful: 17%

tense: 8%

mysterious: 7%

adventurous: 2%

informative: 2%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
8% of readers chose A mix
88% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

59% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

74% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...
Accept and close

By using The StoryGraph, you agree to our use of cookies.
We use a small number of cookies to provide you with a great experience.

Find out more