Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

Tom Franklin

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced

264 pages | first published 2009

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Tom Franklin's extraordinary talent has been hailed by the leading lights of contemporary literature—Philip Roth, Richard Ford, Lee Smith, and Dennis Lebanese. Reviewers have called his fiction “ingenious” (USA Today) and “compulsively readable” (...
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Summary of 1450 reviews

Moods

mysterious 80%
dark 67%
tense 48%
emotional 36%
sad 32%
adventurous 26%
reflective 25%
challenging 23%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 44%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 68% | Character: 15% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.64

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