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256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007580989
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 25 September 2014
Description
A brilliant – and rather transgressive – collection of short stories from the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light.Including a new story ‘The School of English’.Hilary Mantel is on...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,209 reviews
Moods
emotional 40%
mysterious 37%
reflective 37%
funny 36%
challenging 27%
tense 22%
sad 14%
adventurous 13%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 27% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 23% | Yes: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 35% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | N/A: 18% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9%Average rating
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Graphic
Eating disorder, Body shaming, Gun violenceModerate
Rape
256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007580989
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 25 September 2014
Description
A brilliant – and rather transgressive – collection of short stories from the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light.Including a new story ‘The School of English’.Hilary Mantel is on...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,209 reviews
Moods
emotional 40%
mysterious 37%
reflective 37%
funny 36%
challenging 27%
tense 22%
sad 14%
adventurous 13%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 27% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 23% | Yes: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 35% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | N/A: 18% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Body shaming, Gun violenceModerate
Rape