Antarctica by Claire Keegan

Antarctica

Claire Keegan

228 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added

fiction short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, the iridescent stories in Claire Keegan's debut collection, Antarctica, have been acclaimed by The Observer to be "among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 2,426 reviews

Moods

dark: 78%

emotional: 62%

reflective: 62%

sad: 49%

tense: 31%

mysterious: 29%

challenging: 27%

funny: 5%

hopeful: 5%

adventurous: 4%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

informative: 1%

Pace

29% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
7% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

43% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

59% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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