Being Dead by Jim Crace

Being Dead

Jim Crace

224 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

A couple lie naked in the dunes at Baritone Bay, at the spot where, almost thirty years before, they had first had sex as students. Nostalgia has sent Celice and Joseph back to their singing stretch of coast, but in the seeming calm of the afterno...

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Community Reviews Summary of 319 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
reflective 88%
sad 44%
emotional 33%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 11%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 12%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 40% | Plot: 40% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%

Average rating

3.65

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