Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 by May Sinclair, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Margaret Irwin, Mary Butts, E. Nesbit, Margery Lawrence, Melissa Edmundson, Eleonor Scott, Mary Cholmondeley, Francis Stevens, Edith Wharton, Louisa Baldwin, D K Broster, Elinor Mordaunt

298 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories mysterious medium-paced
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Early Weird fiction embraces the supernatural, horror, science fiction, fantasy and the Gothic, and was explored with enthusiasm by many women writers in the United Kingdom and in the USA. Melissa Edmundson has brought together a compelling collec...

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Community Reviews Summary of 7 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.21

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