Moon Palace by Paul Auster

Moon Palace

Paul Auster

320 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Description

Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the sixties, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco sets out on a journey from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he enco...

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Community Reviews Summary of 941 reviews

Moods

reflective 76%
sad 52%
emotional 50%
adventurous 45%
mysterious 43%
challenging 30%
dark 26%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 15%
funny 10%
tense 8%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 35%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 35% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.78

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