Now Is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer

Now Is the Hour

Tom Spanbauer

459 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Now Is the Hour is the first major novel by Tom Spanbauer since The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon in 1991. That novel became a cult classic; this one is destined to do the same. The year is 1967, and Rigby John Klusener, seventeen years old a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 80%
hopeful 60%
sad 60%
adventurous 40%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
inspiring 40%
tense 40%
funny 20%

Pace

medium 80%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.12

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