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dcord018's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
homefreys's review
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
zoemacgregor12's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
wfwbooks's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
strikingthirteen's review
3.0
These are some of the most beautiful and elegiac stories I have ever read but I think the fault lies in that I don't believe these are meant to be read in order. This is a collection of all of the short stories MacLeod has ever written organized in chronological order instead of, say, by the original volumes they were printed in with the two unpublished ones at the end. The stories tend to get rather repetitive. It's like listening to variations on a theme with perhaps some variations being too similar to the other.
It is still a wonderful piece of work. Simply wonderful. "The Boat" is a story that continues to haunt me. Many of the others will as well, I'm sure.
It is still a wonderful piece of work. Simply wonderful. "The Boat" is a story that continues to haunt me. Many of the others will as well, I'm sure.
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