Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

Lost Children Archive

Valeria Luiselli

385 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The moving, powerful and urgent English-language debut from one of the brightest young stars in world literature. Suppose you and Pa were gone, and we were lost. What would happen then? A family in New York packs the car and sets out on a road tri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,491 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
emotional 67%
adventurous 52%
challenging 52%
sad 50%
informative 32%
dark 27%
tense 23%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 11%
inspiring 10%
funny 7%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 36%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 27% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.84

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