Two Girls Fat and Thin by Mary Gaitskill

Two Girls Fat and Thin

Mary Gaitskill

320 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Justine, a beautiful, lonely, sexually addicted young woman, meets Dorothy, fat, maladjusted, and unhappy since childhood. They are superficially a study in contrasts yet share equally haunting sexual burdens carried since youth. With common secre...

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Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews

Moods

dark 88%
challenging 82%
reflective 58%
sad 58%
emotional 52%
tense 23%
funny 11%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 92% | A mix: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 46%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 38% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%

Average rating

3.42

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