Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

Booth

Karen Joy Fowler

480 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark sad tense slow-paced

Description

From the Man Booker finalist and bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves comes an epic and intimate novel about the family behind one of the most infamous figures in American history: John Wilkes Booth. In 1822, a secret fami...

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Community Reviews Summary of 604 reviews

Moods

informative 62%
dark 50%
reflective 47%
sad 47%
emotional 44%
tense 30%
challenging 22%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 7%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 35%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 30% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.76

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