The Believers by Zoë Heller

The Believers

Zoë Heller

307 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced

Description

Zoë Heller, author of Notes on a Scandal and Everything You Know has written a comic, tragic tale about one family’s struggles with the consolations of faith and the trials of doubt. When Joel Litvinoff is felled by a stroke, his wife, Audrey, unc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 335 reviews

Moods

dark 66%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
sad 66%
challenging 33%
hopeful 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.35

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