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160 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141441801
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 29 March 2007
Description
Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield’s tragically short life. Many are set in the author’s native New Zealand, others in England and the French Riviera....
Community Reviews Summary of 1,411 reviews
Moods
emotional 45%
sad 25%
lighthearted 24%
relaxing 18%
funny 16%
mysterious 13%
inspiring 9%
dark 8%
hopeful 7%
challenging 6%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death of parent, DeathMinor
Child death
160 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141441801
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 29 March 2007
Description
Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield’s tragically short life. Many are set in the author’s native New Zealand, others in England and the French Riviera....
Community Reviews Summary of 1,411 reviews
Moods
emotional 45%
sad 25%
lighthearted 24%
relaxing 18%
funny 16%
mysterious 13%
inspiring 9%
dark 8%
hopeful 7%
challenging 6%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death of parent, DeathMinor
Child death