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Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong

6 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

dark funny

3.0

A darkly funny horror collection, the stories mostly feature Chinese immigrants in North America (though there are a couple of stories about men and/or set in China). I loved the concept of most of the stories but a few of them felt like they didn't really go anywhere and by the end of the collection the tone felt a little repetitive.

Favourites: Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality, Furniture, Sinking Houses

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Fatphobia, Death, Ableism, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Rape, War, Pregnancy, Torture, Racism, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

willow1113's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Excrement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Incest, Pregnancy, and Drug use

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Incest, Death, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Confinement, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, War, and Racism

Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Deadnaming, Suicide, Vomit, Cancer, Sexual content, Excrement, and Transphobia

Natural disaster, apocalypse ("Sinking Houses").

savvylit's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Every single story in this collection was a creepy delight. Lindsay Wong is an undeniably brilliant short story crafter. The stories in Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality are both well-paced and complete; a feat that many short stories often fail to achieve.

Throughout this collection, Wong's authorial voice is sharp and often hilarious. There's one story in particular, "Sorry, Sister Eunice," about a judgemental college sorority populated by nine-tail fox demons in human disguise that made me laugh out loud multiple times. Other stories are more poignant, such as "Furniture," in which a young woman's parents transform into literal furniture when they feel deeply depressed and ashamed.

I could honestly go on and on about Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality and why I loved it so much. Instead, I'll just say that I think you should read this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

beccaspeare's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Cannibalism, Gore, Body horror, Racism, Racial slurs, and Child death

tenderbench's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Incest, Racism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death