Ordinary Grace
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Ordinary Grace

by William Kent Krueger

2013•Drama•328 pages

Taste attributes: dramamysterycrimehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationshipcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy novel: emotional and dark. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Looking back at a tragic event that occurred during his thirteenth year, Frank Drum explores how a complicated web of secrets, adultery, and betrayal shattered his Methodist family and their small 1961 Minnesota community.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaMysteryCrimeHistoricalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationshipComing of age

Subjects

GriefMurderFamiliesCrimeMinnesotaSecretsCity and town lifeComing of age

Details

Author
William Kent Krueger
Published
2013
Pages
328
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