Sleep Donation by Karen Russell

Sleep Donation

Karen Russell

fiction science fiction adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

110 pages | first published 2014

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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Swamplandia!, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, an imaginative and haunting novella about an insomnia epidemic set in the near future.A crisis has swept America. Hundreds of thousands have lost t...
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Summary of 754 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 60%
reflective 49%
sad 36%
emotional 29%
tense 29%
challenging 24%
adventurous 15%
funny 4%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 41%
slow 31%
fast 26%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 24%

Strong character development?

Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 29% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.36

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