Runaway: Stories by Alice Munro

Runaway: Stories

Alice Munro with Kymberly Dakin (Narrator)

10 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added

fiction literary short stories reflective slow-paced

Description

Alice Munro has been accused of telling the same story over and over, and to a certain extent the characterization is true. Her subject matter is inevitably the vagaries of love between middle-aged people in some rural Canadian setting, trapped th...

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Moods

reflective 86%
emotional 67%
sad 39%
challenging 29%
dark 28%
mysterious 20%
tense 14%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 12%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 7%
funny 6%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 44%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 30% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.9

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