197 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1945814950
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dzanc Books
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
Dark, irreverent, and truly innovative, the speculative stories in Homesick meditate on the theme of home and our estrangement from it, and what happens when the familiar suddenly shifts into the uncanny. In stories that foreground queer relations...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
emotional 46%
dark 44%
funny 37%
adventurous 34%
challenging 15%
hopeful 15%
lighthearted 13%
tense 9%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
sad 4%
relaxing 3%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 65% | Plot: 14% | Character: 11% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 12% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, RacismModerate
Cultural appropriationMinor
Animal death, Homophobia, Transphobia
197 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1945814950
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dzanc Books
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
Dark, irreverent, and truly innovative, the speculative stories in Homesick meditate on the theme of home and our estrangement from it, and what happens when the familiar suddenly shifts into the uncanny. In stories that foreground queer relations...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
emotional 46%
dark 44%
funny 37%
adventurous 34%
challenging 15%
hopeful 15%
lighthearted 13%
tense 9%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
sad 4%
relaxing 3%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 65% | Plot: 14% | Character: 11% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 12% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, RacismModerate
Cultural appropriationMinor
Animal death, Homophobia, Transphobia