208 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783782215
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 07 August 2018
Description
Certain states are hard to shake, or so Catherine Lacey's characters find in these twelve tales of love, loss and longing. A grieving wife gives away the shirts her husband has left behind. A flirtatious widow takes a honeymooning couple to see he...
Community Reviews Summary of 217 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
funny 41%
dark 34%
challenging 31%
mysterious 24%
sad 24%
tense 10%
adventurous 6%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 27% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Alcohol
208 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783782215
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 07 August 2018
Description
Certain states are hard to shake, or so Catherine Lacey's characters find in these twelve tales of love, loss and longing. A grieving wife gives away the shirts her husband has left behind. A flirtatious widow takes a honeymooning couple to see he...
Community Reviews Summary of 217 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
funny 41%
dark 34%
challenging 31%
mysterious 24%
sad 24%
tense 10%
adventurous 6%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 27% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Alcohol