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delaneybull's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
steveatwaywords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Strange weather is strong for its four tightly-plotted works, weaker for its thoughtful ties between the natural and supernatural. His characters sometimes emerge with needful growth, but sometimes they just emerge. This is realistic, but--as too often with his works--not as satisfying to a reader. It forces readers to find the joy of the tale elsewhere, and here--because the stories are so brief--there is too little time to allow the terror to fully develop.
Most unsettling for me was the work "Loaded," which is better described as political horror than supernatural. "Aloft" and "Rain" do better in character development, though the conceit of the horror premise is too obscure or too neat. Short fiction is hard, and maybe Hill requires more space to flesh out his stories suitably (i.e. Horns or Heart-Shaped Box or The Fireman). So while this read was satisfying, each story left me wanting more.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Child death, Grief, Dementia, Body shaming, Blood, Animal death, Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, and Cursing
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Car accident, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, War, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
mondovertigo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Dementia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Addiction and Car accident
socialpsysteph's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book counts for Popsugar 2021 for a book seen on someone else's shelf.
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Infidelity, Death, and Child death
alyson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
loaded - 5/5
aloft - 3.5/5
rain - didn’t finish
loaded was so phenomenal it ruined the rest of the book for me
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Dementia, and Excrement