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403 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447294894
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 August 2016
Description
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,838 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
dark 65%
sad 54%
funny 42%
challenging 34%
tense 14%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 7% | 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: 74% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
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Alcoholism, Addiction, AbortionModerate
Cancer, Child abuse, Child deathMinor
Racial slurs403 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447294894
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 August 2016
Description
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,838 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
dark 65%
sad 54%
funny 42%
challenging 34%
tense 14%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 7% | 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: 74% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Addiction, AbortionModerate
Cancer, Child abuse, Child deathMinor
Racial slurs