The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Kim Edwards

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

401 pages | first published 2005

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A #1 New York Times bestseller by Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted novel of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love Kim Edwards's stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964 in Lexin...
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Moods

emotional 85%
sad 68%
reflective 54%
challenging 26%
dark 25%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 17%
tense 17%
mysterious 8%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 39%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 34% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%

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3.43

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