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mikelchartier's review against another edition
4.0
It's refreshing to read Russian literature that doesn't use banal conversation as the focal point of the story, or in this case, stories. The stories themselves are just okay on a superficial level, until you start thinking about them a bit more thoroughly. Each one has so much subtext that even the symbolically illiterate would have a hard time dismissing. Highly recommended reading, and a very quick read at that. Apparently Petrushevkaya is a huge hit in Russia, and I can only hope more of her work is shipped my way.
sweetmisty's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️ a russian author who writes about ghosts and poverty in russia
myza's review against another edition
Read 25% - it was interesting,
I just find short stories hard to hold my attention.
I just find short stories hard to hold my attention.
adru's review against another edition
Kummituslood ja hullukesed ja lahti seletamata maailmalõpud, mõnikord tahaks naerma hakata, aga ei julge (äkki veel keegi kuuleb).
bridie_books's review against another edition
4.0
There were some very interesting stories in here. Lots of bleak and unusual tales.
rachelhelps's review against another edition
3.0
A collection of bizarre modern Russian fairy tales. I'm not sure what to think of them. Did I like them? Most of them felt like nightmares or dreams. More to be gawked at than liked I think.
hanntastic's review against another edition
2.0
Global Read Challenge 99: Russia
This is a genre I love, and I was very disappointed in it. These were like the stories you might tell as an 11 year old at a sleepover "turns out she was dead the whole time." The twists were all the same and all tacked on. Hygiene was the only one that really stuck with me (probably because of the current global situation).
This is a genre I love, and I was very disappointed in it. These were like the stories you might tell as an 11 year old at a sleepover "turns out she was dead the whole time." The twists were all the same and all tacked on. Hygiene was the only one that really stuck with me (probably because of the current global situation).