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288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857526823
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 26 May 2022
Description
A collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific ...
Community Reviews Summary of 451 reviews
Moods
emotional 45%
dark 34%
adventurous 25%
challenging 23%
funny 23%
mysterious 16%
sad 14%
tense 10%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 33% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 24% | No: 20% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 11% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Incest, MisogynyModerate
Animal death, Death, MurderMinor
Suicide, Sexism, Pedophilia
288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857526823
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 26 May 2022
Description
A collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific ...
Community Reviews Summary of 451 reviews
Moods
emotional 45%
dark 34%
adventurous 25%
challenging 23%
funny 23%
mysterious 16%
sad 14%
tense 10%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 33% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 24% | No: 20% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 11% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Incest, MisogynyModerate
Animal death, Death, MurderMinor
Suicide, Sexism, Pedophilia