Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Night Film

Marisha Pessl with Jake Weber (Narrator)

23 hours, 15 minutes first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

On a damp October night, 24-year-old Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circum...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,075 reviews

Moods

mysterious 91%
dark 90%
tense 64%
adventurous 40%
challenging 19%
emotional 14%
sad 10%
reflective 9%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 31%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 46% | A mix: 43% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 39% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 36% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.73

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