A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin

A Manual for Cleaning Women

Lucia Berlin

403 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Introduced by Lydia Davis, Lucia Berlin's stories in A Manual for Cleaning Women make for one of the most remarkable unsung collections in twentieth-century American fiction.With extraordinary honesty and magnetism, Lucia Berlin invites us into he...

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Moods

reflective 76%
emotional 70%
dark 65%
sad 53%
funny 42%
challenging 33%
tense 14%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 38%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | N/A: 14% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | No: 3%

Average rating

4.2

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