Guests on Earth by Lee Smith

Guests on Earth

Lee Smith with Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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When she is thirteen years old, Evalina Toussaint, the orphaned child of an exotic dancer in New Orleans, is admitted as a mental patient to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. The year is 1936, and the hospital, under the direction of...

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Community Reviews Summary of 197 reviews

Moods

sad 80%
emotional 60%
reflective 40%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
hopeful 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%
relaxing 20%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.43

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