226 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158086
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Description
The first ever collection of short stories by Jaime Cortez, Gordo is set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. A young, probably gay, boy named Gordo puts on a wrestler's mask and throws fists with a boy in the neigh...
Community Reviews Summary of 122 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
emotional 70%
lighthearted 32%
sad 29%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
tense 8%
dark 5%
challenging 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Alcohol
226 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158086
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Description
The first ever collection of short stories by Jaime Cortez, Gordo is set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. A young, probably gay, boy named Gordo puts on a wrestler's mask and throws fists with a boy in the neigh...
Community Reviews Summary of 122 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
emotional 70%
lighthearted 32%
sad 29%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
tense 8%
dark 5%
challenging 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Alcohol