Purity by Jonathan Franzen

722 pages first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary dark medium-paced

Description

Young Pip Tyler doesn't know who she is. She knows that her real name is Purity, that she's saddled with $130,000 in student debt, that she's squatting with anarchists in Oakland, and that her relationship with her mother — her only family — is ha...

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Moods

dark 70%
reflective 47%
emotional 45%
challenging 35%
mysterious 35%
adventurous 29%
sad 27%
tense 27%
funny 12%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 30%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 30% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | No: 34% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 47% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.45

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