Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2020

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE FOYLES FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 Wallace has spent his summer in the lab breeding a strain of microscopic worms. He is four years into a biochemistry degree at a lakeside Midwestern university, a lif...
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Summary of 5445 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 74%
sad 64%
dark 51%
challenging 38%
tense 34%
hopeful 5%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 36%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 38% | No: 19%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 22% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%

Average rating

4.01

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