Reviews

Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories by Maria Reva

k8pow's review

dark funny informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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

3.0

kidsquid's review

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

kniferoomba's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

emelynreads's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Charming characters, interesting and quirky situations, all in the foreground of the fall of the USSR. I only wish it had a bit more descriptive world-building but other than that, I loved every page. A couple twists that made me gasp out loud.

wildblackberrydays's review

4.0

Darkly humorous and well woven! Particularly poignant right now…

siobhanward's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

 

This was a cool read - I liked that even though it was short stories, there was a common thread throughout, not just disconnected stories.

This was an interesting (fictional) look at life in Ukraine before and after the fall of the Soviet Union. I particularly liked Zaya and enjoyed that she was a character we returned to. I wish that the building not existing on municipal records had been more fleshed out - it felt like that idea kind of stopped mattering fairly early on. Overall though, it was a solid collection of stories.

 

mayaalbert's review

3.0

a genuine fever dream. i somehow remember all of it and none of it. 

nepleskoff's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

susanm_82's review

dark funny medium-paced

4.5

lost_in_a_leabhar's review against another edition

dark funny reflective

4.75

I don't usually enjoy short stories but.....