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192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529012590
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 30 May 2019
Description
In her debut collection of stories, Julia Armfield explores bodies and the bodily, mapping the skin and bones of her characters through their experiences of isolation, obsession, love and revenge. Teenagers develop ungodly appetites, a city become...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,557 reviews
Moods
mysterious 72%
reflective 47%
emotional 37%
tense 29%
challenging 22%
sad 16%
adventurous 11%
funny 8%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 29% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 26% | No: 18% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 11% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Miscarriage, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Violence, GoreMinor
Lesbophobia
192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529012590
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 30 May 2019
Description
In her debut collection of stories, Julia Armfield explores bodies and the bodily, mapping the skin and bones of her characters through their experiences of isolation, obsession, love and revenge. Teenagers develop ungodly appetites, a city become...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,557 reviews
Moods
mysterious 72%
reflective 47%
emotional 37%
tense 29%
challenging 22%
sad 16%
adventurous 11%
funny 8%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 29% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 26% | No: 18% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 11% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Miscarriage, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Violence, GoreMinor
Lesbophobia