The Wild Things by Dave Eggers

The Wild Things

Dave Eggers

300 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
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The Wild Things -- based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze -- is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control. His father is gone, his mother is spending...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 1,352 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 95%

reflective: 52%

emotional: 43%

funny: 26%

lighthearted: 26%

tense: 21%

dark: 17%

mysterious: 13%

sad: 13%

challenging: 8%

hopeful: 8%

inspiring: 8%

relaxing: 4%


Pace

57% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
29% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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