Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson

Where the Dead Sit Talking

Brandon Hobson

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION FINALIST Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a stunning and lyrical Native American coming-of-age story. With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cheroke...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 517 reviews

Moods

dark 82%
sad 66%
emotional 58%
reflective 42%
challenging 41%
tense 28%
mysterious 19%
hopeful 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 43%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 67% | No: 19% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.34

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...