Reviews

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

jaclyndean's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

ajlct's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

deathcabforkatey's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Maybe the best short story collection I’ve read.

moth_dance's review

4.0

Strange and surreal stories for strange and surreal times.

borrowedbooks's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

A really well written and edited collection of short stories. Each story is slightly twisted away from reality and leans into the feelings and emotions of an event rather than the actions of an event.

tobes44's review

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

damesies's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lunarexorcist's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence

alienem's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just pure perfection. Each  story is set in what is almost exactly like our world, but with a twist. My favourite kind of sci fi.

Beautiful, funny, memorable, clever, but not so clever they forget to be good stories, too.

elizabethgreads's review

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

A well crafted speculative short story collection.
It's hard to come by such a well balanced short story collection.  Each short story is wonderful, thier weren't any duds.  The collection takes on so many themes and does so in away that allows the reader the ability to easily reflect upon how these issues take place in their own lives.  I enjoyed the dark speculative elements.  Each story ranges from about 15 pages to 40 pages.  I liked how the stories were about the same length which helped make the reading experience enjoyable.  If you like dark and weird stories give this a try.