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michaelknipp's review
2.0
I went into this book with high hopes based on seeing other positive reviews of both this series and also this specific collection. Unfortunately I was extremely disappointed through most of this book and truly had to force myself through it as a test of endurance. Most of the endings to these stories felt like they were being much more clever than they really were. Many of the stories would end having only established their core concept without having exposited very much about their scenario at all. Additionally, as others have noted her, there are quite a few stories in this collection with nearly identical themes and extremely similar "climaxes." Very little of the stories contained within are actually that unnerving, frightening, or overtly "weird." Some of these tales are so kitschy in their delivery that when the story ends unexpectedly, you are left, not trying to piece together mysterious elements and internalize their relevance, but feeling like you are out of the loop. A few times, I reread one of the entries in this collection to ensure that I had not missed some crucial detail that would add any form of meaning to the time I had wasted. Eventually concluding that there was nothing wrong with my reading comprehension, I instead spent my brain power trying to understand the type of person this might appeal to.
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