The Dominant Animal by Kathryn Scanlan

The Dominant Animal

Kathryn Scanlan

160 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

A collection of innovative and ambitious short stories from a visionary young literary artist In The Dominant Animal--Kathryn Scanlan's adventurous, unsettling debut collection--compression is key. Sentences have been relentlessly trimmed, tuned, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 78 reviews

Moods

dark 87%
challenging 50%
mysterious 43%
reflective 31%
emotional 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%

Pace

fast 76%
medium 17%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 63% | Character: 27% | N/A: 9%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | No: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 40% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.26

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