The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus

The Flame Alphabet

Ben Marcus

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The Flame Alphabet is ideal for readers who enjoy intellectually demanding speculative fiction that explores the intersection of language, faith, and dystopian horror through a dark, emotionally charged lens.

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In The Flame Alphabet, the most maniacally gifted writer of our generation delivers a work of heartbreak and horror, a novel about how far we will go, and the sorrows we will endure, in order to protect our families. A terrible epidemic has struck...

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Community Reviews

2.76
based on 953 reviews

Moods

dark: 77%

challenging: 51%

reflective: 37%

tense: 37%

mysterious: 33%

emotional: 18%

sad: 14%

adventurous: 3%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
57% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

9% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
85% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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