Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell

Instructions for a Heatwave

Maggie O'Farrell

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective slow-paced

352 pages | first published 2013

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Sophisticated, intelligent, impossible to put down, Maggie O'Farrell's beguiling novels - After You'd Gone, winner of a Betty Trask Award; The Distance Between Us, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award; The Hand That First Held Mine, winner of the Co...
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Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 69%
hopeful 29%
mysterious 28%
funny 15%
tense 10%
lighthearted 9%
relaxing 9%
sad 9%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 4%
dark 3%
challenging 2%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 45%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.66

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