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304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781328485380
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn WardIn her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sens...
Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
dark 50%
challenging 31%
hopeful 22%
sad 22%
funny 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 52% | Character: 23% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
N/A: 47% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | N/A: 35% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | N/A: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 43% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781328485380
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn WardIn her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sens...
Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
dark 50%
challenging 31%
hopeful 22%
sad 22%
funny 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 52% | Character: 23% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
N/A: 47% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | N/A: 35% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | N/A: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 43% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol