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The Best American Short Stories 2023 by Heidi Pitlor, Min Jin Lee

alansz's review

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4.0

Read it on my phone during breaks in Europe. Every story was good and melancholic in a cathartic ways. I felt like my environmental circumstances were more important than the story in my emotion, but that’s fine. Peking Duck by Ling Ma was my favorite for obvious (to me) reasons. Least favorite may have been Do You Belong to Me by Maya Binyam - idk I was so lost

bahskfldkt's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

petrange77's review

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

eherbord's review

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medium-paced

3.5

elisendemeter's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

madelynskies's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

sarafederman's review

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Favorites:
Tender - Cherline Bazile
Camp Emeline - Taryn Bowe
Treasure Island Alley - Da-Lin
Compromisos - Manuel Muñoz

sktxaryaw's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

jesskco's review

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reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

aiyanamarie's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • 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? No

3.5