Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell

Back Roads

Tawni O'Dell

416 pages first pub 1999 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Description

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Funny and heartbreaking, this New York Times bestselling debut perfectly captures the maddening confusion of adolescence and the prickly nature of family with irony and unerring honesty. Harley Altmyer should be in colle...

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Community Reviews Summary of 618 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 68%
sad 68%
tense 50%
mysterious 37%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
funny 6%
informative 6%

Pace

medium 84%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 72% | Character: 27%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 22%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%

Average rating

3.63

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