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McSweeney's #68 by Dave Eggers, Daniel Gumbiner, Claire Boyle

missj's review

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

emilyinherhead's review

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3.5

To tell you the truth, I am going through an emotional crisis. A romantic crisis. A midlife crisis. An existential crisis. To tell you the truth, I am, at the moment, extremely fragile.
(from “Inheritance” by Laura van den Berg)

valjeanval's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Maybe my favorite issue of McSweeney’s so far. “Inheritance” in particular blew me away. Another great issue from a great team.

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rhiannonafternoon's review

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relaxing medium-paced

4.5

petrange77's review

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

fgmetzger's review

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

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