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The Gilda Stories

Name: The Gilda Stories
Author: Jewelle Gomez

by Jewelle Gomez

1991•Fantasy•256 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyhorrorgay/lesbianhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, unsavoury fantasy novel: fresh and wide-ranging. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

A very unusual vampire story. A young Black woman escapes being enslaved and ends up becoming a vampire. Takes place between the 1850s and 2020 or so.

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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

FantasyHorrorGay/lesbianHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

Lesbian vampiresAfrican AmericansVampiresLGBTQ horrorAfrican AmericanLesbianFantasyLiterary

Details

Author: Jewelle Gomez
Published: 1991
Pages: 256
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Source: Open Library

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