Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham

Nightmare Alley

William Lindsay Gresham

275 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Stanton Carlisle is smart, good-looking, and ambitious. Among the outcasts, freaks, and geeks of the Ten-in-One sideshow, he learns that the public is there to be gulled, and he learns how to do it. Amoral and brilliant, he aims for the brighter l...

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Community Reviews Summary of 460 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 58%
tense 46%
sad 35%
challenging 26%
reflective 24%
emotional 15%
adventurous 12%
funny 2%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 38%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 39% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 41% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%

Average rating

3.66

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