Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

Stella Maris

The Passenger #2

Cormac McCarthy

189 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective medium-paced

Description

The best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road returns with the second volume of The Passenger series: Stella Maris is an intimate portrait of grief and longing, as a young woman in a psychiatric facility seeks to understand her own e...

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Community Reviews Summary of 578 reviews

Moods

dark 77%
reflective 73%
challenging 70%
sad 48%
emotional 41%
mysterious 22%
informative 17%
funny 9%
tense 9%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 42%
slow 38%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 97% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 30% | No: 28%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.95

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