The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout

The Burgess Boys

Elizabeth Strout

389 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - NPR - Good HousekeepingElizabeth Strout "animates the ordinary with an astonishing force," wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize-winn...

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 3,890 reviews

Moods

reflective: 89%

emotional: 82%

sad: 47%

hopeful: 30%

challenging: 16%

dark: 14%

tense: 12%

funny: 6%

inspiring: 6%

informative: 5%

relaxing: 4%

mysterious: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

73% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

61% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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