Scan barcode
scarletohhara's review
4.0
Am not a fan of the short story format, I picked up this book only so I could read Sally Rooney’s story. Turns out, I had already read that one.
However, I liked the rest of stories. Am not going to read the books these authors, but I liked these stories.
However, I liked the rest of stories. Am not going to read the books these authors, but I liked these stories.
bethreadsandnaps's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the two short stories The Tenant and Every Little Thing. I liked Mr. Salary. The other three, but particularly the first, I didn’t care for.
I think most readers will enjoy at least one of these stories, so feel free to pick up this collection.
I think most readers will enjoy at least one of these stories, so feel free to pick up this collection.
catiandrah's review
2.0
⭐️⭐️
My ranking criteria (✅= Yes, ❌= No, ➖= Kind of/a little bit):
*Bonus points if I can't put the book down, it makes me feel strong emotion, or genuinely surprises me in some way.
*Penalty points for editing errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.), for children who act too mature or too young for their age (this is a bugbear of mine), or if there is something in the book that just really pisses me off for any reason.
----------
I feel like I have to rate each story in this book individually to be fair, so apologies in advance for how long this review will be. There's a TL;DR summary at the bottom
My ranking criteria (✅= Yes, ❌= No, ➖= Kind of/a little bit):
*Bonus points if I can't put the book down, it makes me feel strong emotion, or genuinely surprises me in some way.
*Penalty points for editing errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.), for children who act too mature or too young for their age (this is a bugbear of mine), or if there is something in the book that just really pisses me off for any reason.
----------
I feel like I have to rate each story in this book individually to be fair, so apologies in advance for how long this review will be. There's a TL;DR summary at the bottom
wentingthings's review
borrowed this after Conversations because of the rooney story which is a delicious slice of chocolate cake after all the others that i liked to varying degrees. uncritically: fascinated by the turns of 'reputation management' & slow creep of second-hand horror, weird ending; grew up watching every horse movie made for children so a very different relationship then atlee of 'half of what atlee rouse knows about horses,' but of course loved everything in it about horses, and secrets; skimmed 'hazel twig and olive tree' as am impatient reader without tolerance for dryness; intrigued by 'the tenant' then really conflicted upon discovering lodato authored MATILDA SAVITCH; didn't quite believe the main character's memory particulars in 'every little thing,' but the spot-on teenager-mother dynamics oh my god. and then, delicious cake which managed to be exactly what i wanted to eat & yet also a wonderful wrenched surprise
More...