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58 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: 4th Estate
Publication date: 31 December 1998
Description
US NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 1998'Proulx is an American original: stark, stern, philosophical and funny.'IRISH TIMES'Proulx's prose is monumental.'OBSERVER'Her ear for dialogue is matchless, her observation unsentimental, her pace infectious....
Community Reviews Summary of 6,052 reviews
Moods
sad 82%
reflective 41%
dark 19%
tense 14%
challenging 11%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 30% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Sexual content, Hate crimeModerate
Death, Violence58 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: 4th Estate
Publication date: 31 December 1998
Description
US NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 1998'Proulx is an American original: stark, stern, philosophical and funny.'IRISH TIMES'Proulx's prose is monumental.'OBSERVER'Her ear for dialogue is matchless, her observation unsentimental, her pace infectious....
Community Reviews Summary of 6,052 reviews
Moods
sad 82%
reflective 41%
dark 19%
tense 14%
challenging 11%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 30% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Sexual content, Hate crimeModerate
Death, Violence