The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler

The Basic Eight

Daniel Handler

11 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 1999 (view editions) user-added

fiction contemporary mystery young adult lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced
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The Basic Eight is ideal for readers who enjoy darkly comedic, character-driven stories that dissect the complexities of teenage alliances and moral ambiguity through a sharp, satirical lens.

Description

Flannery Culp wants you to know the whole story of her spectacularly awful senior year. Tyrants, perverts, tragic crushes, gossip, cruel jokes, and the hallucinatory effects of absinthe -- Flannery and the seven other friends in the Basic Eight ha...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 1,440 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

funny: 70%

mysterious: 68%

tense: 40%

challenging: 19%

reflective: 19%

emotional: 12%

lighthearted: 6%

sad: 4%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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