We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

We Are Not Ourselves

Matthew Thomas

620 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Epic in scope, heroic in character, and masterful in prose, We Are Not Ourselves is a multigenerational portrait of the Irish American Leary family.Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an ap...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 2,223 reviews

Moods

emotional: 82%

reflective: 71%

sad: 60%

challenging: 30%

dark: 25%

inspiring: 10%

tense: 8%

hopeful: 7%

informative: 7%

funny: 5%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

81% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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