Mondo Barbie: An Anthology of Fiction & Poetry by Lisa B. Herskovits, Alice McDermott, Laura Costas, Gary Soto, Patricia Storace, Marge Piercy, Sparrow, Jeff Weddle, Denise Duhamel, Ellie Schoenfeld, Hilary Tham, Richard Grayson, Wayne E. Kline, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Jeanne Beaumont, Gregg Shapiro, John Varley, Belinda Subraman, Lucinda Ebersole, Leslie Shiel, Cookie Lupton, A.M. Homes, Sharon Henry, Rebecca Brown, Roberta Allen, Lyn Lifshin, Richard Peabody, David Trinidad, Cathryn Hankla, Philip Levine, Lynne McMahon, Kathryn Harrison, Lynne Barrett, Jose Padua

185 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction poetry short stories funny reflective medium-paced
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Barbie is an American icon. But Barbie becomes a problem when the adult fantasy collides with the child's fantasy. All that misplaced Barbie angst of our youth, all the childhood conditioning, and the adult results are revealed at last in Mondo Ba...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
dark 100%
funny 100%
lighthearted 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

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