Moon Palace by Paul Auster

Moon Palace

Paul Auster

320 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Description

The "beautiful and haunting" (San Francisco Chronicle) tale of an orphan's search for love, for his unknown father, and for the key to the elusive riddle of his fate, from the author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1: A Novel Marco Stanley Fogg is an orp...

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Community Reviews Summary of 941 reviews

Moods

reflective 76%
sad 52%
emotional 50%
adventurous 45%
mysterious 43%
challenging 30%
dark 26%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 15%
funny 10%
tense 8%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 35%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 35% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.78

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