3.53 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Really really really weird but I loved it
challenging dark

I'm not sure what to think. What a strange book. 

Really really really weird but I loved it
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.0
medium-paced
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Angela Carter's writing is captivating and engaging. Unfortunately this novella contains so much gendered violence and outdated views and language. It is very much a product of its time and the things that happen are hard to read, so I get why this won't appeal to some readers.

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes