Summer of My Amazing Luck by Miriam Toews

Summer of My Amazing Luck

Miriam Toews

240 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
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"Lucy and her eight-month-old son live in a Winnipeg housing project filled with single mothers on the dole. Still dealing with her own mother's sudden death, and new to the ever-multiplying complications of life on welfare, Lucy strikes up a frie...

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Community Reviews Summary of 229 reviews

Moods

hopeful 76%
emotional 70%
funny 58%
reflective 35%
lighthearted 17%
adventurous 11%
sad 11%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
informative 5%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 29%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%

Average rating

3.49

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