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49 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Her story was this: she had been an orphan, her mother probably a whore. Brought up by nuns, she had lost her...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
tense 31%
challenging 26%
mysterious 26%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
informative 10%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 35%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization
49 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Her story was this: she had been an orphan, her mother probably a whore. Brought up by nuns, she had lost her...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
tense 31%
challenging 26%
mysterious 26%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
informative 10%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 35%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization