You Don't Have to Live Like This by Benjamin Markovits

You Don't Have to Live Like This

Benjamin Markovits

400 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Description

A frighteningly prescient novel of today’s America—one man’s story of a racially-charged real estate experiment in Detroit, Michigan“You get in the habit of living a certain kind of life, you keep going in a certain direction, but most of the pres...

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Moods

challenging 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

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2.87

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