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170 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393339192
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 01 December 2009
Description
Finalist for the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction"These short stories approach their subjects from an array of perspectives, but what they share is freshness, surprise, and a compulsion to plumb some absolute extremes of American...
Community Reviews Summary of 225 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
challenging 57%
emotional 57%
reflective 57%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
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170 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393339192
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 01 December 2009
Description
Finalist for the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction"These short stories approach their subjects from an array of perspectives, but what they share is freshness, surprise, and a compulsion to plumb some absolute extremes of American...
Community Reviews Summary of 225 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
challenging 57%
emotional 57%
reflective 57%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.