The Five Wounds: A Novel by Kirstin Valdez Quade

The Five Wounds: A Novel

Kirstin Valdez Quade

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

432 pages | first published 2021

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From an award-winning storyteller comes a stunning debut novel about a New Mexican family’s extraordinary year of love and sacrifice. It’s Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla ha...
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Summary of 1286 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
reflective 62%
sad 56%
hopeful 41%
challenging 35%
dark 28%
tense 25%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 38%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 39% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

4.26

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