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240 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400034369
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 April 2005
Description
A New York Times notable book and winner of The Northern California Book Award for Best Short Fiction, these nine brave, wise, and spellbinding stories make up this debut. In When She is Old and I Am Famous a young woman confronts the inscrutable ...
Community Reviews Summary of 792 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
dark 61%
challenging 38%
sad 33%
tense 25%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 8%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 23% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 22% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 9% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Drug use, Child deathModerate
Cancer, Car accident, AddictionMinor
Racism, Antisemitism, Vomit
240 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400034369
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 April 2005
Description
A New York Times notable book and winner of The Northern California Book Award for Best Short Fiction, these nine brave, wise, and spellbinding stories make up this debut. In When She is Old and I Am Famous a young woman confronts the inscrutable ...
Community Reviews Summary of 792 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
dark 61%
challenging 38%
sad 33%
tense 25%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 8%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 23% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 22% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 9% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Drug use, Child deathModerate
Cancer, Car accident, AddictionMinor
Racism, Antisemitism, Vomit