The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

750 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to bring in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career flourishes, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic surrounds h...

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Community Reviews Summary of 9,121 reviews

Moods

emotional 93%
sad 86%
reflective 65%
challenging 35%
informative 30%
dark 24%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 20%
funny 9%
tense 8%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 69%
slow 24%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 45% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 16%

Average rating

4.46

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