Sleepwalking by Meg Wolitzer

Sleepwalking

Meg Wolitzer

215 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

A Swathmore college student is torn between her affair with an upperclassman and her devotion to the poet Lucy Ascher and leaves school in a desperate move

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Moods

dark 81%
reflective 77%
emotional 56%
sad 51%
mysterious 21%
challenging 16%
hopeful 13%
tense 10%
relaxing 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 38%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 36% | No: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 91% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 2% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.47

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