Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories

Alice Munro

322 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In the her tenth collection (the title story of which is the basis for the new film Hateship Loveship), Alice Munro achieves new heights, creating narratives that loop and swerve like memory, and conjuring up characters as thorny and contradictory...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,013 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 81%
sad 43%
challenging 16%
funny 13%
mysterious 10%
dark 8%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 35%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 12% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 20% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%

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