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240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250800114
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In nine stories that range from the real to the unreal, strange to familiar, funny to frightening, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum reminds us why her wildly original debut, Madeleine Is Sleeping, and her masterful Ms. Hempel Chronicles have become contempor...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
mysterious 41%
dark 20%
funny 16%
lighthearted 12%
challenging 8%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
sad 4%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 44% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
MiscarriageModerate
Infertility, Sexual content, RacismMinor
Ableism, Car accident240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250800114
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In nine stories that range from the real to the unreal, strange to familiar, funny to frightening, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum reminds us why her wildly original debut, Madeleine Is Sleeping, and her masterful Ms. Hempel Chronicles have become contempor...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
mysterious 41%
dark 20%
funny 16%
lighthearted 12%
challenging 8%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
sad 4%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 44% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
MiscarriageModerate
Infertility, Sexual content, RacismMinor
Ableism, Car accident