The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

The Five Wounds

Kirstin Valdez Quade

424 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

It's Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla has been given the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession. He is preparing feverishly for this role when his fifteen-year-old daugh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,611 reviews

Moods

emotional 89%
reflective 63%
sad 56%
hopeful 42%
challenging 35%
dark 29%
tense 24%
funny 12%
inspiring 11%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 37%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 38% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

4.25

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