How to Be Both by Ali Smith

How to Be Both

Ali Smith

371 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

How to be both is the dazzling new novel by Ali Smith.Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,167 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 56%
challenging 53%
funny 30%
mysterious 28%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 11%
informative 7%
dark 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 38%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 51% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.81

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