Being Dead by Jim Crace

Being Dead

Jim Crace

224 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Description

A couple lie naked in the dunes at Baritone Bay, at the spot where, almost thirty years before, they had first had sex as students. Nostalgia has sent Celice and Joseph back to their singing stretch of coast, but in the seeming calm of the afterno...

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Community Reviews Summary of 396 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
reflective 84%
sad 38%
emotional 30%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

slow 83%
fast 8%
medium 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 44%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.65

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