Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Night Film

Marisha Pessl

700 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

On a damp October night, 24-year-old Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circum...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,972 reviews

Moods

mysterious 91%
dark 90%
tense 63%
adventurous 40%
challenging 20%
emotional 15%
reflective 11%
sad 11%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 31%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Plot: 44% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 36% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.74

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