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sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i personally enjoy reading short stories, specially the ones where characters and plots are intertwined. however, there's a couple reasons why i couldn't enjoy this book at 100% :
- firstly, i've been in a terrible reading slump for months and i thought that reading short stories would help... but it did not. i think it took me about a month to finish this, in three different sittings. so whenever i would pick it up again i'd just forget about most of the characters lmao
- then, the plot is pretty bizarre. it might be a nice read for people who are into weird japanese lore buuut, it's not really my cup of tea.
however, despite these two issues, as i said earlier, it's an okay book! i liked how it just painted a picture of a whole neighborhood, explained its quirks, unique experiences and dived into different characters in every chapter. i think i could have enjoyed it more in different conditions
Graphic: Bullying and Animal death
Moderate: Infidelity and Ableism
Minor: Death and Animal cruelty
icarusandthesun's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
i am in awe of the author's creativity, and the deadpan delivery was as funny as it was puzzling.
a playful feverdream; not brutal or disgusting, but rather delightful.
reading this felt like listening to a child's invented stories, but with a certain sophisticated literary aspect to it, of course.
still, nearly none of the tales stuck with me, and were too short for the reader to really build an emotional connection to the characters.
Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, and Pandemic/Epidemic
robinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexism, Ableism, Misogyny, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Animal cruelty, and War
itsnotalakeitsanocean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Animal death, and Bullying
Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Ableism
Minor: Death and Murder
hayleyvem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, Animal death, Death, and Sexual content
the_reading_wren's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, and Sexism
Minor: War
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Animal death and Bullying
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
Minor: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Death
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Abandonment, Classism, Death, and War