144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811232005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
About one woman’s fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch – with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries – is lightning in a bottleKathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack – the fl...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
informative 48%
dark 35%
funny 30%
adventurous 25%
challenging 19%
inspiring 14%
sad 14%
hopeful 7%
tense 7%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 13%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 13% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 8% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Suicide, Cancer, Domestic abuse
144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811232005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
About one woman’s fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch – with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries – is lightning in a bottleKathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack – the fl...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
informative 48%
dark 35%
funny 30%
adventurous 25%
challenging 19%
inspiring 14%
sad 14%
hopeful 7%
tense 7%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 13%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 13% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 8% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Suicide, Cancer, Domestic abuse