Reviews

Watching Women & Girls by Danielle Pender

unfiltered_fiction's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

lenasch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

imjjules's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I loved most, disliked a few, i found that sometimes the short stories ended too soon for my liking, and some were just really boring

reader_in_the_meadow's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

mellllellel's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

luvict's review against another edition

3.0

Tengo sentimientos encontrados, la verdad es que me costo mucho terminar de leerlo, quizás por ser un compilado de cuentos y que no necesariamente la lectura es de corrido como si fuese una novela y estaba desacostumbrada. No todos los cuentos se quedaron conmigo ni me interpelaron mucho, algunos hasta fueron tediosos de leer, pero estoy dispuesta a darles una segunda chance. En cuanto a lo positivo, la realidad es que la temática que propone la autora es interesante, describe muy bien la experiencia femenina y me dejo recalculando muchas cosas de la vida cotidiana, por eso la celebro. Es un libro que releeria porque siento que tiene varias capas de sentido y que con cada lectura una podría descubrir cosas nuevas.

readwithchar's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A

4.25

jmira's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Most short stories are a mixed bag of really good and really boring stories but this was consistently good!! 

I do have to admit I don't remember each short story since I read this book for a WHILE due to my very big reading slump but I remember liking and even loving them.

All in all a solid short story collection! Good for people who want something quick to read

anhe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

claudiaohare's review against another edition

3.75

danielle pender really has a way to write the most disgusting men.. like physically revolting specimens

it’s funny and honest but also too real in a way that made me sad at times

the women in these stories were so tangible and real i felt as if i could reach through the page and touch them, they spoke in a candid way that i have never heard women speak aloud before but i knew and understood exactly what they were thinking