Crackpot by Adele Wiseman

Crackpot

Adele Wiseman

300 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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Hoda is a prostitute, but that is not the most important fact about her. Earthy, bawdy, vulnerable, and big-hearted, she is the daughter of an impoverished Jewish couple who emigrated from Russia to Canada to escape persecution. Growing up in a gh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 22 reviews

Moods

challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%
sad 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.25

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