What Is the What by Dave Eggers

What Is the What

Dave Eggers

538 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children --the so-called Lost Boys-- was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, p...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 6,265 reviews

Moods

emotional: 74%

sad: 72%

informative: 57%

dark: 56%

challenging: 52%

inspiring: 44%

reflective: 42%

hopeful: 36%

adventurous: 33%

tense: 29%

funny: 11%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

73% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

12% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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