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246 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224078122
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 04 October 2012
Description
In Chris Ware's own words, 'Building Stories follows the inhabitants of a three-flat Chicago apartment house: a thirty-year-old woman who has yet to find someone with whom to spend the rest of her life; a couple who wonder if they can bear each ot...
Community Reviews Summary of 681 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 42%
challenging 38%
funny 28%
hopeful 23%
dark 19%
mysterious 19%
relaxing 19%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 9%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | N/A: 11% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Sexual content, DeathModerate
Suicide, Ableism, Animal death
246 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224078122
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 04 October 2012
Description
In Chris Ware's own words, 'Building Stories follows the inhabitants of a three-flat Chicago apartment house: a thirty-year-old woman who has yet to find someone with whom to spend the rest of her life; a couple who wonder if they can bear each ot...
Community Reviews Summary of 681 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 42%
challenging 38%
funny 28%
hopeful 23%
dark 19%
mysterious 19%
relaxing 19%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 9%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | N/A: 11% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Sexual content, DeathModerate
Suicide, Ableism, Animal death