Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

Maddie Mortimer with Lydia Wilson (Narrator), Tamsin Greig (Narrator)

12 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Something gleeful and malevolent is moving in Lia’s body, learning her life from the inside out. A shape-shifter. A disaster tourist. It’s travelling down the banks of her canals. It’s spreading.When a sudden diagnosis upends Lia’s world, the boun...

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Moods

emotional 90%
sad 81%
reflective 73%
challenging 48%
dark 42%
funny 12%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 8%
tense 8%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 33%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.21

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