Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk

Kathleen Rooney

287 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical reflective medium-paced

Description

It’s the last day of 1984, and 85-year-old Lillian Boxfish is about to take a walk.As she traverses a grittier Manhattan, a city anxious after an attack by a still-at-large subway vigilante, she encounters bartenders, bodega clerks, chauffeurs, se...

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Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 45%
funny 44%
inspiring 30%
adventurous 26%
lighthearted 24%
hopeful 23%
sad 12%
informative 8%
relaxing 7%
challenging 6%
dark 4%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 36%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 91% | A mix: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 65% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.83

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