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Ottessa Moshfegh

3.48 AVERAGE

katephobic's review against another edition

3.0

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I didn’t realize why the title was Homesick for Another World until the very last chapter, which was so sweet yet devastating without even trying too hard. For most of the book I was excited to be over with it. I just thought that they were all sort of the same layout- compulsive liars meandering through their sad adult lives. But the whole point was that none of them were meant for this world. None of them seemed to fit in, and their stories didn’t really end except for the last chapter. Were some of the characters on a kill list? I didn’t think that any of the stories were connected but now I want to reread it. Maybe I’m overthinking it… however, even after this revelation, I still didn’t enjoy most of the stories save chapters 2, 10&11, and 15.

madisonhaack's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

padancer's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

noahtato's review against another edition

2.0

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Good stories, a few among them that explore really provoking themes, but many that feel almost like obligatory exercises or meditations on misery. Moshfegh loves to write about people who are twisted and disillusioned, which can be enticing or very banal. My favorite stories were Slumming, The Surrogate, and A Better Place.

aliatreides's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

paulinagrf's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mysbxt's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rivmnoke's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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just gross and whatever like what is this doing

abookandaglass's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jessicaacurry's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes