Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman

Seven Types of Ambiguity

Elliot Perlman

607 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced

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Seven Types of Ambiguity is a psychological thriller and a literary adventure of breathtaking scope. Celebrated as a novelist in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Philip Roth, Elliot Perlman writes of impulse and paralysis, empty marriages, lo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 268 reviews

Moods

reflective 71%
dark 57%
emotional 57%
sad 42%
adventurous 28%
challenging 28%
tense 28%
mysterious 14%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 42%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.77

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