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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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FatphobiaModerate
Confinement, Sexual assaultCommunity Reviews
Summary of 495 reviews
Moods
mysterious 61%
reflective 38%
emotional 23%
sad 23%
tense 23%
challenging 17%
adventurous 14%
funny 8%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Plot: 27% | Character: 22% | N/A: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 29% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 10%Average rating
206 pages | first published 2009
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ISBN/UID: 9780143114666
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 September 2009
Description
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the World Fantasy Award One of New York magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year One of NPR's 5 Best Works of Foreign FictionThe celebrated scary fairy tales of Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writer--the a...Book Information
There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales
Ludmilla Petrushevskaya with Keith Gessen (Translator), Anna Summers (Translator)
206 pages | first published 2009
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ISBN/UID: 9780143114666
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 September 2009
Description
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the World Fantasy Award One of New York magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year One of NPR's 5 Best Works of Foreign FictionThe celebrated scary fairy tales of Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writer--the a...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
FatphobiaModerate
Confinement, Sexual assaultCommunity Reviews
Summary of 495 reviews
Moods
mysterious 61%
reflective 38%
emotional 23%
sad 23%
tense 23%
challenging 17%
adventurous 14%
funny 8%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Plot: 27% | Character: 22% | N/A: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 29% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 10%Average rating