Celestial Navigation by Anne Tyler

Celestial Navigation

Anne Tyler

288 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

Thirty-eight-year-old Jeremy Pauling has never left home. He lives on the top floor of a Baltimore row house where he creates collages of little people snipped from wrapping paper. His elderly mother putters in the rooms below, until her death. An...

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Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
sad 62%
emotional 37%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 25%
dark 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.63

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