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176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393541236
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 10 August 2021
Description
Said Sayrafiezadeh has been hailed by Philip Gourevitch as "a masterful storyteller working from deep in the American grain." His new collection of stories--some of which have appeared in The New Yorker, the Paris Review, and The Best American Sho...
Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
emotional 42%
sad 42%
challenging 28%
funny 21%
tense 21%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 15%Strong character development?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 25% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pedophilia, Drug useMinor
Terminal illness, Car accident
176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393541236
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 10 August 2021
Description
Said Sayrafiezadeh has been hailed by Philip Gourevitch as "a masterful storyteller working from deep in the American grain." His new collection of stories--some of which have appeared in The New Yorker, the Paris Review, and The Best American Sho...
Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
emotional 42%
sad 42%
challenging 28%
funny 21%
tense 21%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 15%Strong character development?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 25% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pedophilia, Drug useMinor
Terminal illness, Car accident