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Dear Life

Name: Dear Life
Author: Alice Munro

by Alice Munro

2012•Drama•336 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy novel: moving and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

3.8 / 5

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About This Book

In story after story in this brilliant collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

Canadian Short storiesShort storiesGaysHomosexualityLesbiansInterviewsLiteratuurCity and town life

Details

Author: Alice Munro
Published: 2012
Pages: 336
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Source: Open Library

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