Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Peter Cameron

229 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

It’s time for eighteen-year-old James Sveck to begin his freshman year at Brown. Instead, he’s surfing the real estate listings, searching for a sanctuary—a nice farmhouse in Kansas, perhaps. Although James lives in twenty-first-century Manhattan,...

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Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 59%
sad 46%
funny 24%
inspiring 16%
dark 9%
challenging 8%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%
tense 4%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 44%
fast 31%
slow 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 95% | A mix: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 40% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%

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3.62

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