Bug Week by Airini Beautrais

Bug Week

Airini Beautrais

184 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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Description

A science educator in domestic chaos fetishises Scandinavian furniture and champagne flutes. A group of white-collar deadbeats attend a swinger’s party in the era of drunk Muldoon. A pervasive smell seeps through the walls of a German housing bloc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 89 reviews

Moods

dark 82%
challenging 60%
reflective 56%
emotional 43%
sad 30%
funny 26%
mysterious 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 69%
fast 17%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 28% | N/A: 21%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

3.85

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