The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

fiction mystery science fiction challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

418 pages | first published 2007

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The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback--"an excellent, hyperliterate, genre-pantsing detective novel that deserves every inch of its...blockbuster superfame" (New York).For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have ...
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Moods

mysterious 80%
dark 54%
funny 45%
adventurous 42%
challenging 35%
reflective 31%
tense 26%
emotional 21%
sad 18%
informative 6%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 45%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 62% | Plot: 24% | Character: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 37% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 51% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%

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3.65

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