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137 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780811232012
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
About one woman’s fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch – with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries – is lightning in a bottleKathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack – the fl...
Community Reviews Summary of 361 reviews
Moods
informative 47%
emotional 43%
adventurous 29%
dark 28%
funny 25%
sad 18%
challenging 14%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 24%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Stalking, Sexual harassmentMinor
Rape, Suicide, Drug use
137 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780811232012
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
About one woman’s fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch – with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries – is lightning in a bottleKathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack – the fl...
Community Reviews Summary of 361 reviews
Moods
informative 47%
emotional 43%
adventurous 29%
dark 28%
funny 25%
sad 18%
challenging 14%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 24%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Stalking, Sexual harassmentMinor
Rape, Suicide, Drug use