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Sex and Death: Stories by Peter Hobbs, Sarah Hall

sherylv's review against another edition

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2.0

Disappointing overall.
Most short story collections fall short for me, and this one was no exception. Which is disappointing because the introduction and back cover were so intriguing and nicely written.

Favorite stories from this anthology:

The Postcard - Wells Tower
Visitation - Damon Galgut
Frank's Last Days - Guadalupe Nettel
In The Reactor - Peter Hobbs
The Closing Date - Alexander MacLeod

Nothing much else to say, got this one quite a while back from Big Bad Wolf. Maybe short stories arent my thing anymore haha.

clare_tan_wenhui's review against another edition

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3.0

A collection of short stories with the themes of sex and/or death to examine the exisitential issues of identity, purpose and relationships.

addison_breit's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

olivialucy's review against another edition

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4.0

Some of those short stories were fantastic and some were positively average, so I think 4* overall is fair. My fave was Dr Pacific.

maya_irl's review against another edition

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5.0

"I told my imagination to fuck off."

bethanydark's review against another edition

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

3.5

sawyerbell's review against another edition

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DNF

lubica_p's review against another edition

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3.0

All the stories are good but 'Evie' by Sarah Hall stands out.

newpagemolly's review

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emotional funny informative inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

miniando's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5