Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava

Lay Your Sleeping Head

Henry Rios #1

Michael Nava

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery mysterious fast-paced

338 pages | first published 2016

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Set in the summer of 1981, in a university town 30 miles south of San Francisco. Henry Rios, a gifted and humane lawyer driven to drink to by personal and professional demons, meets Hugh Paris, a charming junkie struggling to stay clean. Hugh tell...
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Summary of 25 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
mysterious 100%
dark 66%
reflective 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

4.18

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