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lexisunshine's review against another edition
informative
4.0
Loved: the look into indigenous Hawaiian culture and mythology! Also, the queer rep, unexpected but loved that!
Didn’t love: maybe all the coverage of blood and periods, but that’s more a personal thing and my fault for not reading the synopsis all the way lol
Didn’t love: maybe all the coverage of blood and periods, but that’s more a personal thing and my fault for not reading the synopsis all the way lol
sadhbhprice's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.75
cass_lit's review against another edition
3.75
To start, I didn’t realize this was a collection of short stories and not a novel — that’s on me. I don’t know that I’ve read many story collections where all were by the same author, so that was interesting. It became solely about the plot of each and not about adjusting to a different writing style or whatnot and so when I didn’t like a story, I knew exactly what it was about it. We start off with some menstrual cycle body horror and it just never really went far up for me from there.
bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
schnurln's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.0
froggy1png's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
reading_rainbow_with_chris's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“Every Drop is a Man’s Nightmare” by Megan Kamalei KaKimoto
In this beautiful, brilliant, and darkly visceral collection, Megan Kamalei KaKimoto has crafted kaleidoscope of womanhood through the lens of Hawaiian tradition. Each of these stories drips with a certain sense of uncertainty and yearning through the frame of both contemporary and historical indigenous cultures of the island. KaKimoto is especially gifted in writing about the experience of being in a body, her encapsulation of existing in the female form less romantic and more folklore, a narrative steeped in imagery which represents a fundamental truth.
This is a brilliant collection that I cannot fault; it is not like anything I have read before. No story weakens the collection, but I was especially taken with Story of Men; Temporary Dwellers; Ms. Amelia’s Salon for Women in Charge; Aiko, the Writer; Touch Me Like One of Your Island Girls; and The Love and Decline of the Corpse Flower. And yes, that is over half of the stories because that is how strong this collection is. I will definitely be back for whatever KaKimoto has in store next; hers is a unique talent that I hope she graces us with for a long time.
In this beautiful, brilliant, and darkly visceral collection, Megan Kamalei KaKimoto has crafted kaleidoscope of womanhood through the lens of Hawaiian tradition. Each of these stories drips with a certain sense of uncertainty and yearning through the frame of both contemporary and historical indigenous cultures of the island. KaKimoto is especially gifted in writing about the experience of being in a body, her encapsulation of existing in the female form less romantic and more folklore, a narrative steeped in imagery which represents a fundamental truth.
This is a brilliant collection that I cannot fault; it is not like anything I have read before. No story weakens the collection, but I was especially taken with Story of Men; Temporary Dwellers; Ms. Amelia’s Salon for Women in Charge; Aiko, the Writer; Touch Me Like One of Your Island Girls; and The Love and Decline of the Corpse Flower. And yes, that is over half of the stories because that is how strong this collection is. I will definitely be back for whatever KaKimoto has in store next; hers is a unique talent that I hope she graces us with for a long time.
allison_jane_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
3.75
carabee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-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
4.25