After Birth by Elisa Albert

After Birth

Elisa Albert

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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"Captures our time with bracing propulsive energy and brilliant honesty . . . Albert is virtuosic." -- Washington Post Ari is isolated with a one-year-old son in a decayed upstate New York town. Then Mina appears, pregnant and alone. Suddenly the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 498 reviews

Moods

emotional 72%
reflective 66%
challenging 61%
dark 55%
funny 27%
sad 27%
tense 11%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

slow 43%
medium 43%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 92% | A mix: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.7

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