The Orange Fish by Carol Shields

The Orange Fish

Carol Shields

5 hours, 53 minutes first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

"Milk Bread Beer Ice" is a road trip shared by a husband and wife who no longer communicate through meaningful dialogue. Fifty-year-old "Hazel" is forced to enter an alien workplace after the sudden death of her husband. In "Today Is the Day," the...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 21 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

lighthearted: 50%

challenging: 25%

relaxing: 25%


Pace

75% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose A mix
A mix

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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