Enter the Body by Joy McCullough

Enter the Body

Joy McCullough with Joy McCullough (Narrator), Valerie Rose Lohman (Narrator), Annie Q (Narrator), Victoria Villarreal (Narrator)

4 hours • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark sad medium-paced

Description

In the room beneath a stage's trapdoor, all of Shakespeare's tragically dead teenage girls--Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and others--compare their experiences and retell the stories of their lives in their own terms.Enter the Body gives voice to a c...

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Community Reviews Summary of 129 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 65%
dark 59%
hopeful 34%
inspiring 33%
sad 33%
challenging 21%
funny 15%
informative 9%
tense 9%
adventurous 8%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 56%
medium 38%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.09

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