Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry

Miss Muriel and Other Stories

Ann Petry

304 pages first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional sad slow-paced
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From the author of the best-selling novel THE STREET comes a stunning collection of stories that captures a remarkably diverse panorama of African-American experience in the 1950s and 1960s--stories of "a small town pharmacist's family, a New York...

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Community Reviews Summary of 23 reviews

Moods

challenging 75%
emotional 75%
tense 75%
reflective 50%
funny 25%
lighthearted 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 33%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | N/A: 25%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.93

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