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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i struggle with postmodern literature ! i never come to understand what it's about, so when my American Literature professor suggested this book ,i said why not? let me give it another chance. And i get it all now! am never going to fathom postmodernism, its fragmentation , dilemma or whatever, and i'm failing that class no doubt.

2.5/5

This was not a bad book of stories, but it just wasn't for me. I can get rather picky with my literary fiction, and I just didn't vibe with these stories. Maybe it was because they were too short, or, for me, it didn't feel like really anything was happening.
inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anthology of short stories regarding various types of love

This book was about everything we don’t say and remains hidden. A beautiful ode to human communication or the lack of it for that matter.

I was moved by each of these stories and that says a lot about Carver’s writing abilities.

There is no finality, only beautiful torture. Just like in life.
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated