Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor

Reservoir 13

Jon McGregor

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Evoking the spirit of Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides, Zadie Smith's NW, and Hisham Matar's Anatomy of a Disappearance, this novel sweeps the reader up quickly into its understated and emotionally moving story of a whole English village hau...

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Community Reviews Summary of 873 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
mysterious 55%
emotional 37%
dark 28%
sad 15%
tense 13%
challenging 11%
relaxing 11%
hopeful 8%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 78%
medium 19%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 15% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 30% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 25% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 9%

Average rating

3.61

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