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368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501188589
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 21 April 2020
Description
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize "Kept Animals is a darkly beautiful book, tender yet powerful, an exquisite exploration of hurt and desire, the why of wanting, taking, and giving. And Kate Milliken knows her stuff when it...
Community Reviews Summary of 160 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
sad 56%
reflective 52%
tense 34%
challenging 30%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 23% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Child death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Homophobia, Racial slursMinor
Car accident, Abandonment
368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501188589
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 21 April 2020
Description
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize "Kept Animals is a darkly beautiful book, tender yet powerful, an exquisite exploration of hurt and desire, the why of wanting, taking, and giving. And Kate Milliken knows her stuff when it...
Community Reviews Summary of 160 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
sad 56%
reflective 52%
tense 34%
challenging 30%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 23% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Child death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Homophobia, Racial slursMinor
Car accident, Abandonment