A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

Lucia Berlin with Thomas Rivera (Narrator), Dawn Harvey (Narrator), Carol Monda (Narrator), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Bernadette Dunne (Narrator), Kyla Garcia (Narrator)

14 hours, 47 minutes first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

"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. Perh...

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Moods

reflective 74%
emotional 67%
dark 63%
sad 52%
funny 42%
challenging 34%
tense 12%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 43%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 16% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 38% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.22

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