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Your Utopia: Stories by Bora Chung

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tallgurl's review

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

stubbornbones's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

5.0

Now THIS is good sci-fi! The first couple stories were just ok for me, but several of the later ones in the book were so original and interesting, I’ll be thinking about them for a long time. The twists were never what I expected them to be and I appreciated the variety and nuance of narrators, especially the focus on older women which I wish there was more of in fiction.

natked's review

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reflective medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

Unlike "Cursed Bunny" this collection was completely unremarkable. Although it was a combination of my favourite things: weird/sci-fi/dystopia most of the stories were bland save for the plot twist in the last half page, which seemed like a cheap trick.

Other stories had potential but would have been better if the author decided to develop them into full novels.

Overall it left me unsatisfied.