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185 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393541731
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Publication date: 26 September 2023
Description
Child, parent, friend, sibling, neighbor, lover--in these stories of uncanny originality, a prize-winning writer pushes intimacy to its limits in prose of unearthly beauty. A young girl reads the encyclopedia to her elderly neighbor, who is descen...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
dark 36%
funny 31%
challenging 27%
sad 27%
mysterious 18%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 31% | Yes: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 20% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | No: 8%Average rating
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185 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393541731
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Publication date: 26 September 2023
Description
Child, parent, friend, sibling, neighbor, lover--in these stories of uncanny originality, a prize-winning writer pushes intimacy to its limits in prose of unearthly beauty. A young girl reads the encyclopedia to her elderly neighbor, who is descen...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
dark 36%
funny 31%
challenging 27%
sad 27%
mysterious 18%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 31% | Yes: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 20% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.