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kelsylee's review against another edition
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Abortion
mrscorytee's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder
xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The Finkelstein 5 - 4.5 stars
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
bibliozord's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Racism, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings
literaryintersections's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
The finklestein 5 is an unbelievable story. Heartbreaking and sad. Feels realistic and also highlights the ends people will go to try and get some kind of justice. To get people to say their names.
Lark Street was WEIRD but also sad. Maybe a take on abortion overall but more a take on how women are impacted by abortion.
Zimmer Land was disgusting and horrifying and felt like the early stirrings of Chain-Gang All-Stars. The idea of doing something good when really it’s stripping of humanity.
Friday Blsck - capitalism and materialism.
Light Spitter - honestly heartbreaking all around.
Some were so strong and others not as strong. But overall, such a great read. I want a full Finklestein 5 and full Zimmer Land story.
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Gore
wanderingtones's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Suicide, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, and Torture
madsmacmath's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
This was the book that got me into both short stories as dystopian horror. I’m grateful to Adjei-Brenyah for both of those things.
Increased my rating because I was a little more uncertain the first time around.
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I don’t read a lot of short stories, and they’re a unique genre in their own right. It took me a second to get the feel and cadence, and to realize my criticism, that the stories felt like they were ripping off real life, is the whole damn point. These stories feel like looking at an uncanny valley image; they’re just different enough for you to see the story but so hauntingly and eerily familiar. It’s like everyone else has said - dystopian, sci-fi, selective realism. Like a Black Mirror episode on the page.
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Abortion
Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
m_papaya's review
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
Minor: Islamophobia
kananineko's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and War
daniellekat's review
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Child death
Minor: Abandonment