Because They Wanted to: Stories by Gaitskill

Because They Wanted to: Stories

Gaitskill

256 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction feminism short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

A New York Times Notable Book A man tells a story to a woman sitting beside him on a plane, little suspecting what it reveals about his capacity for cruelty and contempt. A callow runaway girl is stranded in a strange city with another woman's fra...

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Moods

reflective 100%
dark 50%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Average rating

3.72

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