288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684852218
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 May 1999
Description
Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and wrong kinds of love. In "The Mud Below," a rodeo rider's obsession marks the deepening fissures between hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 767 reviews
Moods
emotional 51%
sad 51%
dark 41%
challenging 25%
adventurous 22%
tense 16%
funny 9%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 31% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | N/A: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violenceMinor
Fatphobia
288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684852218
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 May 1999
Description
Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and wrong kinds of love. In "The Mud Below," a rodeo rider's obsession marks the deepening fissures between hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 767 reviews
Moods
emotional 51%
sad 51%
dark 41%
challenging 25%
adventurous 22%
tense 16%
funny 9%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 31% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | N/A: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violenceMinor
Fatphobia