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camillejov's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
geoffwood's review against another edition
5.0
There's an old joke. Uh, two elderly women are at a Catskills mountain resort, and one of 'em says: "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know, and such ... small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about [this book]. Full of loneliness and misery and suffering and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly.
joanxmartins's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kickitupanotch7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Classism
pained_creations's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is only the second book of short stories I have read, and had recurring topics as a thread throughout (teachers, medical/death, alcoholism/drug abuse, etc). I really like her writing style, but the stories were very similar and began to blur together, and circle back to characters. Had a very autobiographical nature to her storytelling. Mostly sad stories, that left me wanting more and feeling like there was no resolution.
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
a collection of stories that feel very real and autobiographical yet also feel like different characters. not usually a style of story that i get into but found myself loving the voice of the story teller and many of the themes of home, culture, family
laurahacck's review against another edition
4.0
Etenkin kieli ja rytmi saa multa kiitosta. Näitä novelleja oli mielenkiintoista lukea kielen tarkkuuden ja yllättävien tyylikeinojen vuoksi. Kaikki hahmot ja tarinat tuntuivat todella aidoilta, tää oli melkein dokumentaarinen kokemus.
Jotkut novellit jäi vähän etäisiksi, toiset taas herätti hyvin vahvoja tunteita. Erityismaininnan saa multa brutaalin rehelliset, mutta herkät ja empaattiset novellit alkoholisoituneesta äidistä, kauniit kuvaukset sukeltajista, humoristinen tarina vanhasta pariskunnasta ja heidän uudesta nuoresta ystävästä ja erikoisin hammaslääkärikertomus ikinä.
Suosittelen lämpimästi!
Jotkut novellit jäi vähän etäisiksi, toiset taas herätti hyvin vahvoja tunteita. Erityismaininnan saa multa brutaalin rehelliset, mutta herkät ja empaattiset novellit alkoholisoituneesta äidistä, kauniit kuvaukset sukeltajista, humoristinen tarina vanhasta pariskunnasta ja heidän uudesta nuoresta ystävästä ja erikoisin hammaslääkärikertomus ikinä.
Suosittelen lämpimästi!
browardvanessa's review against another edition
2.0
Audio was hard for me to follow. Just when I would get into a story it would stop, go to another, and then come back.