The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

The Mars Room

Rachel Kushner

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark medium-paced

Description

It’s 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women’s Correctional Facility, deep in California’s Central Valley. Outside is the world from which she has been severed: the San Francisco of her youth and her...

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Moods

dark 83%
sad 48%
emotional 46%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
tense 23%
mysterious 9%
funny 8%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 30%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 36% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.41

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