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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
a great exploration of the writing and reading process. the selection of short stories were a joy to read and to analyze with the direction from the author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Animal death
Minor: Alcohol and Body horror
sshabein's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Though I didn't always agree with Saunders in how he viewed the characters in these selected Russian short stories, he doesn't present his views in a prescriptive "this is how we must see this" sort of way. At the end, he makes sure to emphasize that he is just one guy, one writer and teacher and reader, who has spent a lot of time thinking about these stories and how they work on a writing level, and maybe you'll get something out of those thoughts too. And I did. I'm smarter for having read this, and any further reading I do by these authors will be that much more enhanced.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
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