The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls

The Silver Star

Jeannette Walls

395 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
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From one of the bestselling memoirists of all time, a stunning and heartbreaking novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world--a triumph of imagination and storytelling. It is 1970. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 4,646 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

adventurous: 42%

reflective: 37%

sad: 36%

hopeful: 29%

tense: 22%

challenging: 18%

inspiring: 18%

dark: 17%

funny: 13%

lighthearted: 6%

informative: 1%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

30% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
34% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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