Very Cold People by Sarah Manguso

Very Cold People

Sarah Manguso with Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

4 hours, 21 minutes first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

Description

For Ruthie, the frozen town of Waitsfield, Massachusetts, is all she has ever known. Once home to the country’s oldest and most illustrious families—the Cabots, the Lowells: the “first, best people”—by the tail end of the twentieth century, it ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 480 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
sad 65%
reflective 62%
emotional 44%
tense 24%
challenging 23%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 46%
fast 27%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 45% | Yes: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.56

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