Golden Age by Jane Smiley

464 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Winner of the Heartland Prize for Fiction A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, BookPage It's 1987, and the next generation of Langdons is facing economic, socia...

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Community Reviews Summary of 198 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 83%
challenging 16%
informative 16%
relaxing 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.68

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