Braided Lives: A Novel
Worth buying if: You are looking for characters and a plot that are easy to get into.
Skip it if: You need a completely different mood.
Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780671438340. The Amazon link uses this ISBN, so the product page should open to the edition shown here.
If this page helped you decide, purchasing through the Amazon button above supports UPB Books at no extra cost to you and helps us continue improving the site. Thanks for visiting today.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some outbound links are paid links, at no additional cost to you.
Summary
The listing describes Braided Lives: A Novel by Marge Piercy as a novel built around its characters and plot. The record for this copy lists 1982 • Washington Ave Books Inc • 443 pages.
Why this book now
More appealing if you want an older backlist book that still feels distinct instead of generic filler.
30-second preview
Two quick cards, fifteen seconds each.
Card 1 of 2
Best for readers who...
Good fit if you want...
- You are looking for characters and a plot that are easy to get into.
- You need a book that makes its mood clear from the start.
- When you want lush descriptive writing, relationships are written as messy, evolving things, showing how love and resentment can coexist.
- You need a completely different mood.
- You are looking for a lighter and faster read.
- When you do not want heavy research notes, chapters stretch to deepen scenes rather than rush from event to event.
Decided it fits?
Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780671438340
Worth buying if: You are looking for characters and a plot that are easy to get into.
Skip it if: You need a completely different mood.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
Reader guide
Cues to help you decide faster.
Reading commitment
Steady Needs some room
Steady commitment. This looks like a book to live with for a while, not sample quickly.
What stands out here
This book will mostly appeal to readers who enjoy its characters, plot, and mood.
Best way to approach it
A longer story may work better when you can give it enough time to settle in.
Was this page helpful?
Quick thumbs only. No login.
Loading feedback…
Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780671438340
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.