The World Doesn't End by Charles Simic

The World Doesn't End

Charles Simic

88 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
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In this collection, winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize, Charles Simic puns, pulls pranks. He can be jazzy and streetwise. Or cloak himself in antiquity. Simic has new eyes, and in these wonderful poems and poems-in-prose he lets the reader see thro...

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Moods

challenging 40%
mysterious 40%
reflective 40%
dark 30%
funny 30%
emotional 20%
lighthearted 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 40%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 85% | Character: 14%

Strong character development?

N/A: 85% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 85% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 83% | Yes: 16%

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