Reviews

The Stories of Breece d'j Pancake by Breece D'j Pancake

jalalslava's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

tsenteme's review against another edition

4.0

Ποτέ δεν μου άρεσαν ιδιαιτέρως τα διηγήματα. Αυτή η περίπτωση όμως ήταν τελείως διαφορετική. Καθένα από τα 12 διηγήματα ήταν πλούσιο σαν ένα μυθιστόρημα. Εξαιρετικά ταλαντούχος ο συγγραφέας, ο οποίος από την πρώτη λέξη με έβαζε στο κλίμα της ιστορίας.

Μου θύμισε σε αρκετά σημεία John Steinbeck. Κρίμα που δεν έζησε περισσότερο, θα μπορούσε να αφήσει εποχή. Αντιπροσωπευτικό δείγμα καλής αμερικάνικης λογοτεχνίας, με την οποία αν και δεν είμαι ιδιαίτερα εξοικειωμένος, ωστόσο με συναρπάζει.

Πολύ προσεγμένη δουλειά από τις εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο. Για πρώτη φορά εντυπωσιάστηκα από τις σημειώσεις στο πίσω μέρος ενός βιβλίου - πλήρως κατατοπιστικές και ενδιαφέρουσες. Θεωρώ, τέλος, ότι η μετάφραση ήταν άριστη, αν και έχοντας να κάνει με ντόπιους ιδιωματισμούς.

physicalsecrets's review

dark sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Car accident, Dementia, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

lookhome's review

5.0

A Strongly recommended, great short story writer. Believable, realistic and filled with a quiet awareness of the human condition.

georgiepeorgie's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fhy's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.0

nickreallylovestoread's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

misslupinelady's review

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

julingre's review

reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

nightwater32's review against another edition

5.0

An amazing collection of short stories. His talent is unmistakable in the quality of his characters, his eye for the details, and his knowledge of the ways of life in the rural hills. Even for having grown up in rural New England, I felt like I knew these people and the places he wrote of. For as short as his life was, he was a master of writing. The only weakness, perhaps due to his age, was his portrayal of women, which are repeatedly simple characters lacking reason, depth, or complexity.