Opioid, Indiana by Brian Allen Carr

Opioid, Indiana

Brian Allen Carr

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

During a week-long suspension from school, a teenage transplant to impoverished rural Indiana searches for a job, the whereabouts of his vanished drug-addicted guardian, and meaning in the America of the Trump years.Seventeen-year-old Riggle is li...

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Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews

Moods

dark 63%
reflective 63%
emotional 54%
funny 54%
sad 45%
mysterious 18%
challenging 9%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 36%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 40%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%

Average rating

3.35

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