Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Peter Cameron

300 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

It’s time for eighteen-year-old James Sveck to begin his freshman year at Brown. Instead, he’s surfing the real estate listings, searching for a sanctuary—a nice farmhouse in Kansas, perhaps. Although James lives in twenty-first-century Manhattan,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,165 reviews

Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 59%
sad 47%
inspiring 22%
funny 18%
hopeful 13%
dark 9%
relaxing 8%
tense 6%
challenging 5%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 43%
fast 36%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 39% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.64

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