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bookshelfmonkey's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.75
I don't normally enjoy short story collections, but this absolutely surpassed all my expectations. Each of the individual stories was amazing, and worked really well as short stories (a lot of short stories I've read either felt like they should have been longer or lacked any kind of direction/purpose). Some were thrilling adventures, some were interesting critiques on society and humanity, and some were heartfelt stories of human connection. Many of them hit me so hard that I'd have to take break before reading on. They also worked really well as a collection, with many themes stretching across many or all of the stories. How someone comes up with this many amazing ideas is beyond me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Police brutality, Gore, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Transphobia, War, Animal death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Rape
rachbake's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Stunning and queer and gritty and delightful!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Transphobia
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