Always Happy Hour: Stories by Mary Miller

Always Happy Hour: Stories

Mary Miller

244 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Always Happy Hour: Stories is ideal for readers who savor darkly comic, emotionally raw glimpses of young women stumbling through messy intimacy and self-sabotage, finding empathy and recognition in flawed characters whose bad choices feel uncomfortably familiar.

Description

Combining hard-edged prose and savage Southern charm, Mary Miller showcases biting contemporary talent at its best. Fast on the heels of her terrific (New York Times Book Review) debut novel, The Last Days of California, she now reaches new height...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 290 reviews

Moods

dark: 60%

reflective: 53%

emotional: 40%

funny: 40%

challenging: 26%

sad: 20%

tense: 20%

hopeful: 13%

lighthearted: 13%

relaxing: 13%

inspiring: 6%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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