A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

Lucia Berlin with Thom Rivera (Narrator), Dawn Harvey (Narrator), Carol Monda (Narrator), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Bernadette Dunne (Narrator), Kyla Garcia (Narrator)

14 hours, 47 minutes first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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"I have always had faith that the best writers will rise to the top, like cream, sooner or later, and will become exactly as well-known as they should be--their work talked about, quoted, taught, performed, filmed, set to music, anthologized. Perh...

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Moods

reflective 76%
emotional 70%
dark 65%
sad 53%
funny 42%
challenging 33%
tense 14%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 38%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | N/A: 14% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | No: 3%

Average rating

4.2

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