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eggsmcnil's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
kevin_milne's review against another edition
5.0
Joyce of course is praised for his big operatic masterpieces; but it’s in these little short-story concertos that I feel his skill and insight are truly and understatedly on display. Elegiac, sad-ish, but full to the brim with passion and love for Dublin. Reading it while in the city may have boosted my rating slightly, but thats how books work: we take them in their context, and this one hit just at the right place and time.
zantyu2's review against another edition
3.0
Never really been a fan of short stories, the last story ‘the dead’ was my favourite probably because it was the longest
zuppadivitt's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
3.5
robin_jong's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jaime_jaquez_jr_jr's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
2.5
meganlaurenp_'s review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
justinlavish's review against another edition
dark
sad
3.0
Some of these dour stories are too parochial, insular in theme or ambition. Some of them want for a sense of empathy for their characters. The Dead is none of these things. It cuts straight to the heart of our shared joy and suffering and for that it's a high point of world literature.
elynt2022's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.5
I struggled with the book, but on reflection, it was more to do with the narrator than the stories.