240 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099741114
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books London
Publication date: 08 November 1996
Description
Students and journalists; farmers and birdwatchers, ex-wives, adolescent lovers - and dancing girls. All ordinary people or are they? In this splendid collection of short stories, Margaret Atwood maps the human motivation we scarcely know we have ...
Community Reviews Summary of 369 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 53%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
sad 30%
mysterious 23%
tense 23%
funny 15%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 23% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
240 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099741114
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books London
Publication date: 08 November 1996
Description
Students and journalists; farmers and birdwatchers, ex-wives, adolescent lovers - and dancing girls. All ordinary people or are they? In this splendid collection of short stories, Margaret Atwood maps the human motivation we scarcely know we have ...
Community Reviews Summary of 369 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 53%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
sad 30%
mysterious 23%
tense 23%
funny 15%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 23% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating