Lives of Girls and Women
by Alice Munro
Taste attributes: dramaslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
The book is a collection of several short stories, describing the struggles of growing up, which Del, the protagonist is confronted with. The book is a description of the initiation she is undergoing through out the process of turning from a girl to a woman.
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- Author
- Alice Munro
- Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 255
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- Open Library
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