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3.79 AVERAGE
2,5/5
Je pense que je vais arrêter de lire des recueils de nouvelles parce que je ne suis pas fan du tout du format. Il y a toujours des nouvelles que je survole parce que je n'aime pas le style d'écriture, et c'est dommage. De plus, c'est toujours compliqué de vraiment s'impliquer dans des nouvelles vu que c'est très court, et que donc l'univers et les personnages sont souvent peu développés.
Je pense que je vais arrêter de lire des recueils de nouvelles parce que je ne suis pas fan du tout du format. Il y a toujours des nouvelles que je survole parce que je n'aime pas le style d'écriture, et c'est dommage. De plus, c'est toujours compliqué de vraiment s'impliquer dans des nouvelles vu que c'est très court, et que donc l'univers et les personnages sont souvent peu développés.
(3.5) I enjoyed these stories! some were eh, but still liked them for the most part. My favorites are Forbidden Fruit by Roshani Chokshi and The Crimson Cloak by Cindy Pon.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Rating breakdown:
Forbidden Fruit – Roshani Chokshi 2 Stars
Olivia’s Table – Alyssa Wong 4 Stars
Steel Skin – Lori M Lee 4 Stars
Still Star Crossed – Sona Charaipotra 3 Stars
The Counting of Vermillion Beads – Aliette De Borard 1 Star
The Land of the Morning Calm – E C Meyers 4 Stars
The Smile – Aisha Saeed 3 Stars
Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers – Preeti Chhibber 1 Star DNF’d
Nothing into All – Renee Ahdieh 3 Stars
Spear Carrier – Rahul Kanakia 1 Star DNF’d
Code of Honor – Melissa de la Cruz 1 Star DNF’d
Bullet, Butterfly – Elsie Chapman 2 Stars
Daughter of the Sun – Shveta Thakrar 2 Stars
The Crimson Cloak – Cindy Pon 3 Stars
Eyes Like Candlelight – Julie Kagawa 1 Star – DNF’d
This compilation was so not for me, I think it’s pretty telling if you look at how many SHORT STORIES I DNF’d. I couldn’t even make it through short stories.
Overall this was by far my least favourite compilation.
Forbidden Fruit – Roshani Chokshi 2 Stars
Olivia’s Table – Alyssa Wong 4 Stars
Steel Skin – Lori M Lee 4 Stars
Still Star Crossed – Sona Charaipotra 3 Stars
The Counting of Vermillion Beads – Aliette De Borard 1 Star
The Land of the Morning Calm – E C Meyers 4 Stars
The Smile – Aisha Saeed 3 Stars
Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers – Preeti Chhibber 1 Star DNF’d
Nothing into All – Renee Ahdieh 3 Stars
Spear Carrier – Rahul Kanakia 1 Star DNF’d
Code of Honor – Melissa de la Cruz 1 Star DNF’d
Bullet, Butterfly – Elsie Chapman 2 Stars
Daughter of the Sun – Shveta Thakrar 2 Stars
The Crimson Cloak – Cindy Pon 3 Stars
Eyes Like Candlelight – Julie Kagawa 1 Star – DNF’d
This compilation was so not for me, I think it’s pretty telling if you look at how many SHORT STORIES I DNF’d. I couldn’t even make it through short stories.
Overall this was by far my least favourite compilation.
Complete review available: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
I thought this was a niche little collection, and I was a huge fan of discovering all these tales from other cultures that we don't typically hear in the Western World. My favourite by far has to be Alyssa Wong's "Olivia's Table" about the Hungry Ghost Festival - it just struck a chord with me and was such a fun, quirky tale. Disappointingly, as usual, there wad chaff amongst the wheat and things deteriorated as the book went on (until Kagawa's tale at the end, that is), which made it harder and harder to read on. Plot got lost, or never existed, characters became two-dimensional and narrative lost its relatability. On the whole, though, a book I'd recommend for anyone wit a curiosity for the myths and legends of Asian cultures.
I thought this was a niche little collection, and I was a huge fan of discovering all these tales from other cultures that we don't typically hear in the Western World. My favourite by far has to be Alyssa Wong's "Olivia's Table" about the Hungry Ghost Festival - it just struck a chord with me and was such a fun, quirky tale. Disappointingly, as usual, there wad chaff amongst the wheat and things deteriorated as the book went on (until Kagawa's tale at the end, that is), which made it harder and harder to read on. Plot got lost, or never existed, characters became two-dimensional and narrative lost its relatability. On the whole, though, a book I'd recommend for anyone wit a curiosity for the myths and legends of Asian cultures.
Though I don't like short stories much, but i enjoyed this book of mythological Stories very much.
I liked the stories in the first half of the book but the second half was meh.
This book wasn’t terrible. There were some stories in here that I really really enjoyed, but then there were others that I was just bored with or extremely confused.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this collection of retellings. I enjoyed the brief explanations of the origin stories or myths almost as much as the stories themselves!