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176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846276675
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled pe...
Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
sad 57%
emotional 42%
challenging 14%
funny 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | Character: 20% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infertility, Animal cruelty, Violence
176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846276675
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled pe...
Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
sad 57%
emotional 42%
challenging 14%
funny 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | Character: 20% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infertility, Animal cruelty, Violence