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224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781609809157
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication date: 09 July 2019
Description
Nominated for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Darkly funny and brilliantly human, urgently fantastical and implacably realistic. This is one of the best short story collections I've read in years. It should be required reading for anyon...
Community Reviews Summary of 318 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
emotional 36%
reflective 36%
mysterious 30%
sad 16%
challenging 14%
tense 9%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 33% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | N/A: 20% | No: 17% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 17% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Mental illness, Self harmModerate
Homophobia, Drug use, AlcoholMinor
Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781609809157
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication date: 09 July 2019
Description
Nominated for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Darkly funny and brilliantly human, urgently fantastical and implacably realistic. This is one of the best short story collections I've read in years. It should be required reading for anyon...
Community Reviews Summary of 318 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
emotional 36%
reflective 36%
mysterious 30%
sad 16%
challenging 14%
tense 9%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 33% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | N/A: 20% | No: 17% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 17% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Mental illness, Self harmModerate
Homophobia, Drug use, AlcoholMinor
Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide