There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back in: Three Novellas about Family by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back in: Three Novellas about Family

Ludmilla Petrushevskaya with Anna Summers (Translator)

208 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective fast-paced

Description

From the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel, the masterly novellas that established her as one of the greatest living Russian writers--including a new translation of the modern ...

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Moods

dark 100%
challenging 50%
sad 40%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
tense 30%
funny 20%
informative 10%

Pace

fast 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 42%

Strong character development?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

3.53

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