This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

This Is Pleasure

Mary Gaitskill

96 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging reflective fast-paced
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Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations with searing, even prophetic honesty. In This Is Pleasure, she considers our present moment through the lens of a particular #MeToo incident. The effer...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 2,834 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

challenging: 62%

dark: 31%

emotional: 24%

tense: 18%

sad: 12%

informative: 9%

funny: 7%

inspiring: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

67% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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