A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

Lucia Berlin with Stephen Emerson, Lydia Davis

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective slow-paced

406 pages | first published 2015

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"I have always had faith that the best writers will rise to the top, like cream, sooner or later, and will become exactly as well-known as they should be—their work talked about, quoted, taught, performed, filmed, set to music, anthologized. Perha...
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Summary of 1849 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 67%
dark 63%
sad 52%
funny 42%
challenging 35%
hopeful 12%
tense 11%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 43%
medium 43%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 27% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 14% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 36% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 77% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3% | No: 3%

Average rating

4.22

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