Growing Up Dead in Texas by Stephen Graham Jones

Growing Up Dead in Texas

Stephen Graham Jones

254 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction horror mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

It was a fire that could be seen for miles, a fire that split the community, a fire that turned families on each other, a fire that it's still hard to get a straight answer about. A quarter of a century ago, someone held a match to Greenwood, Texa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 64 reviews

Moods

dark 66%
emotional 53%
reflective 53%
challenging 33%
mysterious 26%
tense 26%
sad 20%
adventurous 13%
funny 13%
informative 6%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 25%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 37%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 12%

Average rating

3.53

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