240 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099273776
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 02 March 2000
Description
Alice Munro's territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario. In these dazzling stories she deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of those caught in a narrow existe...
Community Reviews Summary of 177 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
sad 13%
tense 13%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
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240 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099273776
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 02 March 2000
Description
Alice Munro's territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario. In these dazzling stories she deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of those caught in a narrow existe...
Community Reviews Summary of 177 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
sad 13%
tense 13%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.