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240 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101970553
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 15 September 1983
Description
Raymond Carver’s third collection of stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, including the canonical titular story about blindness and learning to enter the very different world of another. These twelve stories mark a turning point in Carver’...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,101 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 53%
dark 34%
challenging 24%
mysterious 18%
tense 14%
funny 12%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 40% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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240 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101970553
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 15 September 1983
Description
Raymond Carver’s third collection of stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, including the canonical titular story about blindness and learning to enter the very different world of another. These twelve stories mark a turning point in Carver’...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,101 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 53%
dark 34%
challenging 24%
mysterious 18%
tense 14%
funny 12%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 40% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Alcoholism, AlcoholModerate
Addiction, Child death, CancerMinor
Drug use, Racial slurs, Medical trauma