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335 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400042814
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 11 August 2003
Description
The incomparable Alice Munro’s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,788 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 39%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
mysterious 21%
hopeful 14%
tense 14%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 9%
funny 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Sexism, Child death, SuicideModerate
Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illnessMinor
Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Abortion335 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400042814
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 11 August 2003
Description
The incomparable Alice Munro’s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,788 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 39%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
mysterious 21%
hopeful 14%
tense 14%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 9%
funny 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Child death, SuicideModerate
Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illnessMinor
Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Abortion