Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter
Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories

Angela Carter

Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories

Angela Carter

462 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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As well as her eight novels, Angela Carter published four wonderful collections of short stories during her lifetime, and contributed stories to several anthologies. The stories were scattered amongst different publishers, and a couple of the volu...

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Community Reviews

4.28
based on 420 reviews

Moods

dark: 82%

mysterious: 64%

challenging: 52%

reflective: 47%

adventurous: 17%

emotional: 17%

sad: 17%

tense: 17%

funny: 11%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
26% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
18% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

22% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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