Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman

Help Wanted

Adelle Waldman

276 pages first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

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Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman is a great fit for readers who enjoy character-driven, humorous, and poignant stories about the human experience, particularly those who appreciate workplace dramas, ensemble casts, and stories about people navigating the challenges of making a living in a small town.

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Help Wanted is like a great nineteenth-century novel about now, at once an effervescent workplace comedy and an exploration of the psychic toll exacted by the labour market' Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot'An immersive, deeply affecting human dr...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 987 reviews

Moods

funny: 59%

reflective: 54%

emotional: 35%

lighthearted: 30%

hopeful: 24%

sad: 24%

informative: 17%

dark: 7%

challenging: 6%

tense: 5%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 3%

adventurous: 1%


Pace

25% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
49% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

97% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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