Ohio by Stephen Markley

Ohio

Stephen Markley

482 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Description

One sweltering night in 2013, four former high school classmates converge on their hometown in northeastern Ohio. There’s Bill Ashcraft, a passionate, drug-abusing young activist whose flailing ambitions have taken him from Cambodia to Zuccotti...

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Community Reviews Summary of 807 reviews

Moods

dark 95%
emotional 59%
mysterious 57%
sad 54%
tense 47%
reflective 39%
challenging 26%
adventurous 11%
funny 6%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 43% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 97% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.89

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