First Bad Man
by Miranda July
Taste attributes: dramacomedyromancepsychologicalfresh & originallightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeA polished, emotional novel: breezy and intimate. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she was six, who sometimes recurs as other people's babies. Cheryl is also obsessed with Phillip, a philandering board member at the women's self-defense nonprofit where she works.
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- Author
- Miranda July
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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