Don't Cry by Mary Gaitskill

Don't Cry

Mary Gaitskill

226 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction literary short stories reflective slow-paced
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Mary Gaitskill returns with a luminous new collection of stories-her first in more than ten years.In College Town 1980, young people adrift in Ann Arbor, Michigan, debate the meaning of personal strength at the start of the Reagan era; in the urba...

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Community Reviews

3.51
based on 198 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

emotional: 71%

dark: 57%

challenging: 42%

sad: 42%

adventurous: 14%

funny: 14%

mysterious: 14%

tense: 14%


Pace

37% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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