The Ninth Hour: A Novel by Alice McDermott

The Ninth Hour: A Novel

Alice McDermott

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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A magnificent new novel from one of America’s finest writers—a powerfully affecting story spanning the twentieth century of a widow and her daughter and the nuns who serve their Irish-American community in Brooklyn.On a dim winter afternoon, a you...

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Moods

reflective 82%
emotional 65%
sad 60%
dark 29%
hopeful 14%
challenging 9%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 7%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 47%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.48

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