A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel

A Guide to Being Born

Ramona Ausubel

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Description

A Guide to Being Born is organized around the stages of life - love, conception, gestation, birth - and the transformations that happen as people experience deeply altering life events, falling in love, becoming parents, looking toward the end of ...

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Moods

emotional 67%
reflective 67%
challenging 35%
mysterious 32%
dark 25%
sad 25%
funny 14%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 37%
slow 33%
fast 29%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 40% | N/A: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 22% | No: 22% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 29% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | N/A: 18% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.7

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