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288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684852218
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 May 1999
Description
Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and wrong kinds of love. In "The Mud Below," a rodeo rider's obsession marks the deepening fissures between hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,186 reviews
Moods
sad 63%
emotional 60%
dark 58%
challenging 32%
adventurous 20%
tense 19%
funny 9%
mysterious 4%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Hate crime, Sexual assault, Car accidentMinor
Fatphobia, War, Pregnancy288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684852218
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 May 1999
Description
Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and wrong kinds of love. In "The Mud Below," a rodeo rider's obsession marks the deepening fissures between hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,186 reviews
Moods
sad 63%
emotional 60%
dark 58%
challenging 32%
adventurous 20%
tense 19%
funny 9%
mysterious 4%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Hate crime, Sexual assault, Car accidentMinor
Fatphobia, War, Pregnancy