Dressing Up for the Carnival by Carol Shields

Dressing Up for the Carnival

Carol Shields

210 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction short stories funny reflective slow-paced
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In Dressing Up for the Carnival, Carol Shields distills her characteristic wisdom, elegance, and insouciant humor in twenty-two luminous stories. A wealth of surprises and contrasts, this collection ranges from the lyricism of Weather, in which a ...

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Community Reviews

3.28
based on 64 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

emotional: 40%

dark: 20%

funny: 20%

lighthearted: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

60% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
N/A

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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