The Best American Short Stories 2020 by Heidi Pitlor, Curtis Sittenfeld

The Best American Short Stories 2020

The Best American Short Stories #2020

Heidi Pitlor, Curtis Sittenfeld with Curtis Sittenfeld (Narrator), Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator), Tracey Leigh (Narrator), Soneela Nankani (Narrator), Peter Ganim (Narrator), Robert Petkoff (Narrator), Kevin T. Collins (Narrator), Brittany Pressley (Narrator), Thérèse Plummer (Narrator), Robin Miles (Narrator), Gabra Zackman (Narrator), Priya Ayyar (Narrator), Rebecca Lowman (Narrator), Cindy Kay (Narrator), Ramón de Ocampo (Narrator), Robert Fass (Narrator), Ilyana Kadushin (Narrator), Suzanne Toren (Narrator), Michael Crouch (Narrator), Gary Bennett (Narrator), William DeMeritt (Narrator)

16 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
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“To read their stories felt to me the way I suspect other people feel hearing jazz for the first time,” recalls Curtis Sittenfeld of her initial encounter with the Best American Short Stories series. “They were windows into emotions I had and hadn...

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Community Reviews Summary of 163 reviews

Moods

emotional 71%
reflective 64%
dark 50%
challenging 28%
funny 14%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
sad 7%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 27%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 70% | N/A: 20% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 55% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 33% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 22%

Average rating

3.64

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