Valerie: Or, the Faculty of Dreams by Sara Stridsberg

Valerie: Or, the Faculty of Dreams

Sara Stridsberg with Deborah Bragan-Turner (Translator)

352 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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A fever dream of a novel--strangely funny, entirely unconventional--Valerie conjures the life, mind, and art of American firebrand Valerie SolanasIn April 1988, Valerie Solanas--the writer, radical feminist, author of the SCUM Manifesto and would-...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 436 reviews

Moods

dark: 91%

challenging: 70%

reflective: 62%

emotional: 59%

sad: 56%

tense: 40%

funny: 10%

informative: 10%

adventurous: 8%

mysterious: 8%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

24% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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