Book Of Wayward Girls And Wicked Women by Angela Carter

Book Of Wayward Girls And Wicked Women

Angela Carter

416 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

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This bestselling collection of stories extols the female virtues of discontent, sexual disruptiveness and bad manners. Here are subversive tales, by Ama Ata Aidoo, Jane Bowles, Angela Carter, Colette, Bessie Head, Jamaica Kincaid and Katherine Man...

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Community Reviews

3.48
based on 189 reviews

Moods

dark: 76%

funny: 58%

reflective: 47%

adventurous: 35%

mysterious: 35%

emotional: 29%

tense: 29%

challenging: 17%

inspiring: 11%

lighthearted: 11%

sad: 11%

informative: 5%


Pace

13% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

38% of readers chose A mix
38% of readers chose Character
23% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

83% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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