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144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811232005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
About one woman’s fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch – with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries – is lightning in a bottleKathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack – the fl...
Community Reviews Summary of 348 reviews
Moods
informative 46%
emotional 42%
adventurous 29%
dark 28%
funny 26%
sad 18%
challenging 15%
inspiring 14%
tense 7%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 24%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 19% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Stalking, Sexual harassmentMinor
Rape, Suicide, Sexual content
144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811232005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
About one woman’s fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch – with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries – is lightning in a bottleKathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack – the fl...
Community Reviews Summary of 348 reviews
Moods
informative 46%
emotional 42%
adventurous 29%
dark 28%
funny 26%
sad 18%
challenging 15%
inspiring 14%
tense 7%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 24%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 19% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Stalking, Sexual harassmentMinor
Rape, Suicide, Sexual content