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216 pages • first pub 1968 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 25 June 2005
Description
In the stories that make up Dance of the Happy Shades, the deceptive calm of small-town life is brought memorably to the page, revealing the countryside of Southwestern Ontario to be home to as many small sufferings and unanticipated emotions as a...
Community Reviews Summary of 306 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 18%
sad 18%
dark 14%
tense 14%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 23% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Average rating
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216 pages • first pub 1968 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 25 June 2005
Description
In the stories that make up Dance of the Happy Shades, the deceptive calm of small-town life is brought memorably to the page, revealing the countryside of Southwestern Ontario to be home to as many small sufferings and unanticipated emotions as a...
Community Reviews Summary of 306 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 18%
sad 18%
dark 14%
tense 14%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 23% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.