The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Pen / O. Henry Prize Stories #2021

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Maris Calin (Narrator), Feodor Chin (Narrator), Frankie Corzo (Narrator), Gary Furlong (Narrator), Deepti Gupta (Narrator), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Sullivan Jones (Narrator), John Lee (Narrator), Katharine Lee McEwan (Narrator), Adenrele Ojo (Narrator), Fred Sanders (Narrator), Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

13 hours, 7 minutes first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new package, and a new guest editor format. The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners--continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge li...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 72%
challenging 58%
dark 37%
sad 31%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 13%
tense 13%
informative 10%
mysterious 10%
lighthearted 6%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 21%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | N/A: 28% | Character: 9% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

N/A: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 27%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | N/A: 31% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 40% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.76

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...