There Is No Year by Blake Butler

There Is No Year

Blake Butler

416 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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Description

Butler's inventive third book is dedicated "For no one" and begins with an eerie prologue about the saturation of the world with a damaging light. Suitably forewarned, the reader is introduced to an unexceptional no-name family. All should be idyl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 83%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
reflective 33%
funny 16%
sad 16%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 80% | N/A: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.13

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