344 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771065064
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The incomparable Alice Munro’s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,194 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 38%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
mysterious 20%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 6%
funny 5%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 30% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Infidelity, Mental illnessModerate
Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Animal deathMinor
Ableism, Alcoholism, Fatphobia
344 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771065064
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The incomparable Alice Munro’s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,194 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 38%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
mysterious 20%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 6%
funny 5%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 30% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Infidelity, Mental illnessModerate
Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Animal deathMinor
Ableism, Alcoholism, Fatphobia