The Quickening by Michelle Hoover

The Quickening

Michelle Hoover

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Enidina Current and Mary Morrow live on neighboring farms in the flat, hard country of the upper Midwest during the early 1900s. This hardscrabble life comes easily to some, like Eddie, who has never wanted more than the land she works and the ani...

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Community Reviews Summary of 92 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
emotional 60%
sad 60%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
tense 20%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.08

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