Will Williams by Namwali Serpell

Will Williams

Disorder #6

Namwali Serpell

42 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction horror short stories dark medium-paced

Description

In the modern retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's 'William Wilson' by the author of 'The Old drift,' a young black man's paranoia escalates as he is followed, challenged, and terrorized by a doppelgänger bent on sabotaging his life.Ever since high scho...

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Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews

Moods

dark 87%
mysterious 43%
tense 43%
sad 12%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
reflective 6%

Pace

medium 37%
fast 37%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | Plot: 18% | A mix: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 45% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%

Loveable characters?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.24

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