Sukkwan Island: A Novella from Legend of a Suicide by David Vann

Sukkwan Island: A Novella from Legend of a Suicide

David Vann

100 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In semiautobiographical stories set largely in David Vann's native Alaska, Legend of a Suicide follows Roy Fenn from his birth on an island at the edge of the Bering Sea to his return thirty years later to confront the turbulent emotions and compl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 84 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
sad 60%
tense 60%
emotional 40%
adventurous 30%
challenging 20%
reflective 20%
mysterious 10%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 44%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 37%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 88% | Yes: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.71

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