Far North by Marcel Theroux

Far North

Marcel Theroux

320 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Far North is a 2009 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.My father had an expression for a thing that turned out bad. He'd say it had gone west. But going west always sounded pretty good to me. After all, westwards is the path of the sun. And ...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 562 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 78%

dark: 75%

reflective: 57%

sad: 44%

emotional: 38%

tense: 30%

challenging: 21%

mysterious: 17%

hopeful: 13%

funny: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

73% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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