This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

This Is Pleasure

Mary Gaitskill

96 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging reflective fast-paced
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Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations with searing, even prophetic honesty. In This Is Pleasure, she considers our present moment through the lens of a particular #MeToo incident.  The effe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,469 reviews

Moods

reflective 81%
challenging 61%
dark 31%
emotional 25%
tense 18%
sad 12%
informative 10%
funny 6%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

fast 67%
medium 25%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 74% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2%

Average rating

3.48

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