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Shining in the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja's Library by Hans-Ake Lilja

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edhammell's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dark, twisty fun

abiartkh's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

So hard to get through. I basically couldn’t get over the fact that there was not a single female author in this collection, and only two female characters in the whole book. Thats not even being nitpicky, its just wierd and not a coincidence.

shaxx's review against another edition

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4.0

Líbily se mi povídky:
Hřbitovní tanec, Vábení plamenů, Zrádné srdce (klasika), Mateřská láska a Strážcův průvodce.
Zvlášť poslední jmenovaná byla super, protože prostě Lovecraft, že jo :)

Ostatní byly buď nudné, bez nápadu nebo prostě zbytečné.

christinadan's review against another edition

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dark

2.5

charleyy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Very hit or miss.
Clive Barker, Bev Vincent and John Ajvide Linqvist provided very good stories. Kevin Quigley's could have been good but IS a bit lacking on the execution.

It might be a bit more of a personal taste but I find it disappointing that apart from P.D Cacek, not female writers was featured. They barely even feature as characters (except for the story 'Aeliana' by Bev Vincent). When they exist, they're just names or props or here to exact violence on. An important point is sexual violence is very present in a lot of the stories...