The Dominant Animal by Kathryn Scanlan

The Dominant Animal

Kathryn Scanlan

160 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
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A collection of innovative and ambitious short stories from a visionary young literary artist In The Dominant Animal--Kathryn Scanlan's adventurous, unsettling debut collection--compression is key. Sentences have been relentlessly trimmed, tuned, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 114 reviews

Moods

dark 87%
challenging 50%
mysterious 37%
reflective 33%
emotional 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%
sad 8%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

fast 73%
medium 19%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 22% | N/A: 11%

Strong character development?

N/A: 47% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 17% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 35% | N/A: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 23% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 41% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.29

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