Beauty Salon by Mario Bellatin

Beauty Salon

Mario Bellatin with Kurt Hollander

72 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction short stories dark reflective sad slow-paced

Description

A strange plague appears in a large city. Rejected by family and friends, some of the sick have nowhere to finish out their days until a hair stylist decides to offer refuge. He ends up converting his beauty shop, which he’s filled with tanks of e...

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Community Reviews Summary of 124 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
reflective 72%
sad 72%
challenging 36%
emotional 27%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%

Pace

fast 40%
slow 30%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 25%

Average rating

3.74

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