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228 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723691
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date: 18 June 1989
Description
Raymond Carver's third collection of stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, including the canonical titular story about blindness and learning to enter the very different world of another. These twelve stories mark a turning point in Carver's...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,078 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 51%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
mysterious 16%
tense 13%
inspiring 11%
funny 9%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Drug use, Racial slurs, Medical trauma228 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723691
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date: 18 June 1989
Description
Raymond Carver's third collection of stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, including the canonical titular story about blindness and learning to enter the very different world of another. These twelve stories mark a turning point in Carver's...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,078 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 51%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
mysterious 16%
tense 13%
inspiring 11%
funny 9%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Alcoholism, AlcoholModerate
Addiction, Child death, CancerMinor
Drug use, Racial slurs, Medical trauma