Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

Peace Like a River

Leif Enger

320 pages • first pub 2001 (editions) user-added

fiction literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

One of Time Magazine's Top Five Books of the Year.A Christian Science Montor, Denver Post, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year."Once in a great while, a book comes along that has such wonderful characters and marvelous prose, that you read...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,438 reviews

Moods

emotional 69%
reflective 67%
adventurous 57%
hopeful 50%
sad 47%
inspiring 40%
mysterious 32%
tense 21%
dark 16%
funny 15%
challenging 12%
relaxing 4%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 47%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Character: 36% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 82% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.91

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