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288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593535417
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
An exquisite new collection from a Pulitzer Prize–winning master of the short story, the culmination of a five-decade career: work that takes us beneath the placid surface of suburban life into the elusive strangeness of the everydayHere are eight...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 31%
dark 31%
emotional 31%
challenging 21%
lighthearted 21%
inspiring 5%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 18% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
No: 45% | N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 33% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault
288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593535417
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
An exquisite new collection from a Pulitzer Prize–winning master of the short story, the culmination of a five-decade career: work that takes us beneath the placid surface of suburban life into the elusive strangeness of the everydayHere are eight...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 31%
dark 31%
emotional 31%
challenging 21%
lighthearted 21%
inspiring 5%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 18% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
No: 45% | N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 33% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault