The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

Wallace Stegner

656 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortune – in the hotel business, in new farmland and eventually, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 303 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
sad 66%
reflective 58%
dark 33%
tense 33%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 8%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 33%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.08

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