The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays

The Mutual Friend

Carter Bays

480 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

It’s the summer of 2015, and Alice Quick needs to get to work. She’s twenty-eight years old, grieving her mother, barely scraping by as a nanny, and freshly kicked out of her apartment. If she can just get her act together and sign up for the MCAT...

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Community Reviews Summary of 296 reviews

Moods

funny 67%
emotional 62%
reflective 60%
lighthearted 39%
hopeful 34%
inspiring 16%
challenging 7%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 6%
sad 4%
adventurous 3%
informative 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 19%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.88

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