Black Vodka: Ten Stories by Deborah Levy

Black Vodka: Ten Stories

Deborah Levy

125 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

'Kissing you is like new paint and old pain. It is like coffee and car alarms and a dim stairway and a stain and it's like smoke.' ('Placing a Call') How does love change us? And how do we change ourselves for love - or for lack of it? Ten stories...

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Community Reviews Summary of 185 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
mysterious 41%
emotional 33%
challenging 25%
dark 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 8%
sad 8%
tense 8%

Pace

fast 41%
medium 33%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 42%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | N/A: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%

Average rating

3.45

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