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lancemama's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Murder, Xenophobia, and Grief
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
dale1997's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Mental illness
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