Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country: And Other Stories by Chavisa Woods

Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country: And Other Stories

Chavisa Woods

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories dark reflective medium-paced

Description

Nominated for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Darkly funny and brilliantly human, urgently fantastical and implacably realistic. This is one of the best short story collections I've read in years. It should be required reading for anyon...

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Community Reviews Summary of 232 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
funny 66%
reflective 36%
emotional 33%
mysterious 30%
challenging 20%
sad 20%
tense 13%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 6%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 43%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 31% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 52% | N/A: 21% | No: 15% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 20% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 15% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.81

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