163 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Playful, shape-shifting and emotionally charged, Happy Stories, Mostly is a collection of twelve stories that queer the norm. Inspired by Simone Weil’s concept of ‘decreation’, and often drawing on Batak and Christian cultural elements, these tale...
Community Reviews Summary of 329 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 51%
dark 28%
challenging 25%
funny 24%
hopeful 19%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
informative 5%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 27% | Yes: 22% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 9% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 15% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Homophobia, DeathModerate
Grief, Colonisation, AbleismMinor
Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape
163 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Playful, shape-shifting and emotionally charged, Happy Stories, Mostly is a collection of twelve stories that queer the norm. Inspired by Simone Weil’s concept of ‘decreation’, and often drawing on Batak and Christian cultural elements, these tale...
Community Reviews Summary of 329 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 51%
dark 28%
challenging 25%
funny 24%
hopeful 19%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
informative 5%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 27% | Yes: 22% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 9% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 15% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Homophobia, DeathModerate
Grief, Colonisation, AbleismMinor
Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape