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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro
2 reviews
roget's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Fatphobia, Incest, and Death of parent
jwells's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Munro is an amazing writer. I admire the fresh, specific, detailed emotional lives of her characters. That said, I think one book of hers is maybe enough for me. These are some really depressing relationships to see up close. LOL
Oddly, the exception for me was "The Bear Came Over the Mountain."A husband guilty of multiple infidelities would usually be a write-off for me, but he tries so hard to make her happy, through their difficult situation. I mean, I still don't love Grant, but...
Oddly, the exception for me was "The Bear Came Over the Mountain."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Medical content, and Dementia