How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity by Eric Shanower, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, Ariel Schrag, Emma Donoghue, Julie Anne Peters, Jacqueline Woodson, Margo Lanagan, William Sleater, Ron Koertge, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Michael Cart, Francesca Lia Block

368 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past whe...

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Community Reviews

3.58
based on 290 reviews

Moods

emotional: 71%

hopeful: 71%

reflective: 57%

inspiring: 42%

dark: 28%

adventurous: 14%

challenging: 14%

lighthearted: 14%

mysterious: 14%

relaxing: 14%

sad: 14%

tense: 14%


Pace

83% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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