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The Dominant Animal by Kathryn Scanlan

bonnie3088's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was amazing. It took a while to get used to the format of the short stories. They were all individually unique and each have an edge to them that all come together to make sense the closer to the end of the book you get. They don't connect story wise but by atmosphere and presence. 

jstrahan's review against another edition

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3.0

Neat cubes of raw meat. Some stories I loved, some I found impenetrable and got very little out of. Possibly one to return to

shawna_reads's review

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fast-paced

2.0

beefmaster's review

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3.0

The good thing about micro or flash fiction is that if you don’t like the story you’re reading, at least it’s over in a page or two

chillcox15's review

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4.0

3.5 stars. Flash fiction is flashy!

rh_222006's review

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

xoskelet's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

jmarsh4ll's review

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2.0

I read around 25 of the stories in this collection before I gave up; 25 micro-stories that didn’t really do anything for me was enough, didn’t really care to see what the other 15 had in store.

Excited to read Kick the Latch, though

readingtomydogs's review

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4.5

After absolutely loving Kick The Latch, I had to check out her (very short) story collection. I loved that she packed a lot of feeling and uncertainly in a few pages at a time. 

whovianmonkey's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0