Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Forced institutionalizationCommunity Reviews
Summary of 54 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
tense 33%
emotional 25%
challenging 16%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 45%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
49 pages | first published 1982
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Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Her story was this: she had been an orphan, her mother probably a whore. Brought up by nuns, she had lost her...Book Information
49 pages | first published 1982
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Her story was this: she had been an orphan, her mother probably a whore. Brought up by nuns, she had lost her...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Forced institutionalizationCommunity Reviews
Summary of 54 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
tense 33%
emotional 25%
challenging 16%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 45%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating