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208 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783782215
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 07 August 2018
Description
Certain states are hard to shake, or so Catherine Lacey's characters find in these twelve tales of love, loss and longing. A grieving wife gives away the shirts her husband has left behind. A flirtatious widow takes a honeymooning couple to see he...
Community Reviews Summary of 260 reviews
Moods
funny 50%
emotional 47%
dark 41%
challenging 29%
sad 26%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 8%
tense 8%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 21% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Alcohol
208 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783782215
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 07 August 2018
Description
Certain states are hard to shake, or so Catherine Lacey's characters find in these twelve tales of love, loss and longing. A grieving wife gives away the shirts her husband has left behind. A flirtatious widow takes a honeymooning couple to see he...
Community Reviews Summary of 260 reviews
Moods
funny 50%
emotional 47%
dark 41%
challenging 29%
sad 26%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 8%
tense 8%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 21% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Alcohol