Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

Where Things Come Back

John Corey Whaley

missing duration info Add in missing duration information • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-rending summer before Cullen Witter's senior year of high school, everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town vanishes. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly ...

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Moods

emotional 82%
hopeful 61%
reflective 61%
mysterious 38%
sad 35%
dark 29%
funny 23%
lighthearted 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 8%
challenging 2%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 28%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 42% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

3.75

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