missing page info • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00UXKJ1SO
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 08 October 2015
Description
The New York Times bestseller.'This selection of 43 stories should by all rights see Lucia Berlin as lauded as Jean Rhys or Raymond Carver' - IndependentIntroduced by Lydia Davis, Lucia Berlin's stories in A Manual for Cleaning Women make for one ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,038 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
dark 62%
sad 54%
funny 42%
challenging 33%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 15% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuseModerate
Cancer, Child abuse, Child deathMinor
Racial slurs, Ableism, Drug use
missing page info • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00UXKJ1SO
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 08 October 2015
Description
The New York Times bestseller.'This selection of 43 stories should by all rights see Lucia Berlin as lauded as Jean Rhys or Raymond Carver' - IndependentIntroduced by Lydia Davis, Lucia Berlin's stories in A Manual for Cleaning Women make for one ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,038 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
dark 62%
sad 54%
funny 42%
challenging 33%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 15% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuseModerate
Cancer, Child abuse, Child deathMinor
Racial slurs, Ableism, Drug use