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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
DNF. These stories are all incredibly sad and none seem to have even the slightest bit of an uplifting or happy ending. Made it about halfway through them and just cannot finish.
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Series of sweet and sometimes disturbing stories. Relatable but I think reading the stories back to back made the style lose its sense of originality. That being said, I'm glad to have read it and hope this author writes a novel some day.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think the last story could've been left out, and I would've liked it much better. I think the idea/theme of the last story had already been explored in earlier stories in this collection, and they did a better job of it.
Overall, some strong coming-of-age stories in here.
Overall, some strong coming-of-age stories in here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Every one of the 9 stories -- all featuring young girls or adolescents -- is fully immersive, and, aside from the first one (that just felt too creepy), poignant.
dark
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
The Isabel Fish messed me UP
Why must short story collections all be like this?? Mostly depressing, but occasionally funny, but then mostly depressing. I think the majority of this story was rape, also murder, suicide, and more rape. It was actually too predictable to even be depressing by the second or third story because every few paragraphs, someone else was raped or murdered.
To name a few highlights:
-3 deaths that were too gruesome to read
-countless children without parents
-16+ drug addicts
-9 awful (mostly abusive) boyfriends
-2 chapters that I fell asleep halfway through
Great read if you love being disappointed.
To name a few highlights:
-3 deaths that were too gruesome to read
-countless children without parents
-16+ drug addicts
-9 awful (mostly abusive) boyfriends
-2 chapters that I fell asleep halfway through
Great read if you love being disappointed.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated