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192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Publication date: 17 October 2017
Description
Surreal, ambitious, and exquisitely conceived, The Doll's Alphabet is a collection of stories in the tradition of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood. Dolls, sewing machines, tinned foods, mirrors, malfunctioning bodies many images recur in stories ...
Community Reviews Summary of 466 reviews
Moods
mysterious 64%
reflective 34%
challenging 27%
tense 23%
funny 14%
adventurous 11%
sad 10%
emotional 6%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 24% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
N/A: 35% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 23% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 37% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 23% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 22% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Child death, PregnancyModerate
Rape, Miscarriage, Eating disorderMinor
Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Publication date: 17 October 2017
Description
Surreal, ambitious, and exquisitely conceived, The Doll's Alphabet is a collection of stories in the tradition of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood. Dolls, sewing machines, tinned foods, mirrors, malfunctioning bodies many images recur in stories ...
Community Reviews Summary of 466 reviews
Moods
mysterious 64%
reflective 34%
challenging 27%
tense 23%
funny 14%
adventurous 11%
sad 10%
emotional 6%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 24% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
N/A: 35% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 23% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 37% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 23% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 22% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Child death, PregnancyModerate
Rape, Miscarriage, Eating disorderMinor
Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism