Bad Seed: Stories by Gabriel Carle

Bad Seed: Stories

Gabriel Carle with Heather Houde (Translator)

120 pages • first pub 2024 (view editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
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The book "Bad Seed: Stories" by Gabriel Carle is ideal for readers who appreciate raw, emotionally charged narratives exploring queer identity and youthful disillusionment through vivid, fast-paced vignettes of marginalized lives.

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A vibrant debut short story collection depicting the disillusionment that comes with being young and queer in Puerto Rico.The visceral, wildly imaginative stories in Bad Seed flick through working-class scenes of contemporary Puerto Rico, where fr...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 31 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

emotional: 80%

sad: 60%

reflective: 40%

challenging: 30%

adventurous: 10%

tense: 10%

Pace

72% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
83% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

83% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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