Answered Prayers by Truman Capote

Answered Prayers

Truman Capote

176 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction classics literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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Although Truman Capote's last, unfinished novel offers a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time. Tracing the career of a writer of uncertain parentage and omnivorous erotic tastes, Answered Prayers careens from a louche...

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Community Reviews

3.27
based on 517 reviews

Moods

funny: 72%

dark: 48%

reflective: 42%

sad: 26%

adventurous: 20%

lighthearted: 18%

challenging: 16%

emotional: 12%

tense: 12%

mysterious: 10%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

33% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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