This Bright River by Patrick Somerville

This Bright River

Patrick Somerville

464 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Description

Ben Hanson's aimless life has bottomed out after a series of bad decisions, but a surprising offer from his father draws him home to Wisconsin. There, he finds his family fractured, still reeling from his cousin's mysterious death a decade earlier...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 80 reviews

Moods

dark: 66%

emotional: 66%

mysterious: 66%

tense: 66%

challenging: 33%

hopeful: 33%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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