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208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780861546466
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: OneWorld
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Description
The world of Samanta Schweblin's short stories is dark and destabilising. Here, home is not a place of safety but the site of hidden danger, silent menace, unspoken resentment. Picture-perfect doors and spotless windows conceal lives in disarray, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,333 reviews
Moods
mysterious 60%
tense 47%
reflective 41%
emotional 33%
challenging 28%
sad 24%
adventurous 6%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 43% | Character: 39% | N/A: 9% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 30% | N/A: 19% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 36% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Dementia, Child death, DeathModerate
Pedophilia, Grief, Toxic relationship208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780861546466
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: OneWorld
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Description
The world of Samanta Schweblin's short stories is dark and destabilising. Here, home is not a place of safety but the site of hidden danger, silent menace, unspoken resentment. Picture-perfect doors and spotless windows conceal lives in disarray, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,333 reviews
Moods
mysterious 60%
tense 47%
reflective 41%
emotional 33%
challenging 28%
sad 24%
adventurous 6%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 43% | Character: 39% | N/A: 9% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 30% | N/A: 19% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 36% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Child death, DeathModerate
Pedophilia, Grief, Toxic relationship