Close to Home by Michael Magee

Close to Home

Michael Magee

278 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Luminous and devastating, a portrait of modern masculinity as shaped by class, by trauma, and by silence, but also by the courage to love and to survive.Sean's brother Anthony is a hard man. When they were kids their ma did her best to keep him ou...

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Community Reviews

4.09
based on 1,693 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

reflective: 71%

dark: 52%

sad: 51%

hopeful: 42%

challenging: 28%

tense: 18%

funny: 14%

inspiring: 11%

informative: 6%

adventurous: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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