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288 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684865211
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 16 January 2001
Description
When the austere and moving title story of this collection appeared in The New Yorker in 1993, it inspired two memorable film adaptations, and John Updike selected it for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. In these ten st...
Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews
Moods
reflective 100%
inspiring 33%
mysterious 33%
Pace
slow 33%
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
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Minor
Death, Grief
288 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684865211
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 16 January 2001
Description
When the austere and moving title story of this collection appeared in The New Yorker in 1993, it inspired two memorable film adaptations, and John Updike selected it for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. In these ten st...
Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews
Moods
reflective 100%
inspiring 33%
mysterious 33%
Pace
slow 33%
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Grief