Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter

Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories

Angela Carter

576 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

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As well as her eight novels, Angela Carter published four wonderful collections of short stories during her lifetime, and contributed stories to several anthologies. The stories were scattered amongst different publishers, and a couple of the volu...

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Community Reviews Summary of 334 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
challenging 61%
mysterious 53%
reflective 30%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
tense 15%
emotional 7%
funny 7%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 30%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 25% | Character: 12% | N/A: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 22% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 28% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%

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4.27

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