Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Taffy Brodesser-Akner

373 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging funny reflective medium-paced

Description

If you could do it all over again, would you? Should you? One man finds out in this finely observed, compulsively readable, and occasionally raunchy novel of marriage, sex, and dating for readers of Jonathan Franzen, Lauren Groff, and Tom Perrotta...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,882 reviews

Moods

reflective 69%
emotional 58%
funny 47%
sad 32%
challenging 29%
dark 28%
tense 21%
mysterious 18%
hopeful 9%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 24%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2%

Average rating

3.65

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