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240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158086
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Description
The first ever collection of short stories by Jaime Cortez, Gordo is set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. A young, probably gay, boy named Gordo puts on a wrestler's mask and throws fists with a boy in the neigh...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
emotional 69%
lighthearted 34%
sad 34%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
inspiring 14%
dark 12%
tense 12%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Body shamingModerate
Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Ableism
240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158086
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Description
The first ever collection of short stories by Jaime Cortez, Gordo is set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. A young, probably gay, boy named Gordo puts on a wrestler's mask and throws fists with a boy in the neigh...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
emotional 69%
lighthearted 34%
sad 34%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
inspiring 14%
dark 12%
tense 12%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Body shamingModerate
Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Ableism