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agressivesquirrel's review against another edition
Too much for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content
huncamuncamouse's review against another edition
2.0
There were a handful of stories that I thought were particularly good--usually the ones involving mothers and daughters. The best evoked Bonnie Jo Campbell's most recent collection of short stories, but unfortunately, I found much of the rest overly written, obscure, repetitive, and dull. I love great flash prose, and I think some of the ones included here were occasionally great. But many just left me wondering, "So what?" Many of the better ones seemed to be gesturing towards something interesting, but then the pieces just ended abruptly.
This is the second book I've read by Phillips, and I just don't think I'm a good reader for her work. Someone else will likely find much to love about this.
This is the second book I've read by Phillips, and I just don't think I'm a good reader for her work. Someone else will likely find much to love about this.
rebus's review against another edition
0.25
I so wanted to love this, but I was plowing through the short story collections of the great TC Boyle at the time and the brilliance of his work made this look the like work of a 3rd grader.
udai's review against another edition
4.0
Well it was a little bit hard for a non English reader
They were confusing thoroughly descriptive
Super strong very shattering
Super depressing and some stories you just wish they'd stop
It was like listening to nails scratching on a chalk board while bathing in shit rain and fire
They were confusing thoroughly descriptive
Super strong very shattering
Super depressing and some stories you just wish they'd stop
It was like listening to nails scratching on a chalk board while bathing in shit rain and fire
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