The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

The Paragon Hotel

Lyndsay Faye

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Description

A gun moll with a knack for disappearing flees from Prohibition-era Harlem to Portland's Paragon Hotel. The year is 1921, and Nobody Alice James has just arrived in Oregon with a bullet wound, a lifetime's experience battling the New York Mafia, a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 721 reviews

Moods

adventurous 67%
mysterious 67%
emotional 52%
dark 37%
hopeful 35%
tense 32%
sad 27%
informative 25%
funny 22%
challenging 20%
reflective 17%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 32%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Character: 29% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.7

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