Content Warnings
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Minor
Addiction, Animal cruelty, BullyingCommunity Reviews
Summary of 65 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
dark 37%
challenging 25%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
relaxing 12%
sad 12%
informative 6%
tense 6%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 50% | Character: 28% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
N/A: 42% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 35% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | N/A: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 46% | Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
304 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9781328485380
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn WardIn her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sens...Book Information
The Best American Short Stories 2021
Kevin Wilson, Tracey Rose Peyton, Brandon Hobson, Jane Pek, C Pam Zhang, Bryan Washington, Gabriel Bump, David Means, George Saunders with Jesmyn Ward (Contributor), Heidi Pitlor (Contributor)
304 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9781328485380
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn WardIn her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sens...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Addiction, Animal cruelty, BullyingCommunity Reviews
Summary of 65 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
dark 37%
challenging 25%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
relaxing 12%
sad 12%
informative 6%
tense 6%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 50% | Character: 28% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
N/A: 42% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 35% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | N/A: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 46% | Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating