Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

222 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Benjamin Alire S enz's stories reveal how all borders--real, imagined, sexual, human, the line between dark and light, addict and straight--entangle those who live on either side. Take, for instanc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 241 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 66%
sad 55%
dark 33%
challenging 22%
funny 22%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 16%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Average rating

4.22

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