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octobergirlyyy's review against another edition
5.0
This collection of short stories is charming. I did feel the longer stories were more full fledged and I was more attached to the characters in them. My favorite was “First Light,” but “A Day in the Life,” and “Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush,” are my other top stories. I’m so excited to revisit them soon.
book_darner's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
rivercrow's review against another edition
4.0
4.5+
I love Urrea's writing and will be reading more by him very soon. This is one of my favorite collections of short stories ever. There is a GGMarquez-esque magically real story and the other five are realistic, poetic, brilliant, and wonderful. I am not often a fan of short stories because I do not like to invest time in a world that will end so quickly. In these stories, Urrea creates worlds that exist on their own, suck you in, and continue to grow despite the relatively few pages they actually inhabit. Brilliant stuff.
I love Urrea's writing and will be reading more by him very soon. This is one of my favorite collections of short stories ever. There is a GGMarquez-esque magically real story and the other five are realistic, poetic, brilliant, and wonderful. I am not often a fan of short stories because I do not like to invest time in a world that will end so quickly. In these stories, Urrea creates worlds that exist on their own, suck you in, and continue to grow despite the relatively few pages they actually inhabit. Brilliant stuff.
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