This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You by Jon McGregor

This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You

Jon McGregor

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced

262 pages | first published 2012

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A man builds a tree house by a river, in anticipation of the coming flood. A sugar-beet crashes through a young woman's windscreen. A boy sets fire to a barn. A pair of itinerant labourers sit by a lake, talking about shovels and sex, while fighte...
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Summary of 80 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 25%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.66

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