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Church Ladies (eBook): Erzählungen by Deesha Philyaw

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hannahsbooksandblackcats's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Brilliant short stories. I listened to the audiobook which was also brilliantly narrated. The writing was succinct but gorgeous. My favourites were “Dear Sister” and “How to Make Love to a Physicist “.

wanderinglynn's review against another edition

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emotional informative medium-paced

4.25

Normally with a short story collection, I find at least one story that I don't like. Sometimes more than one, and then there will be the ones that I'm meh about, and only one or two I really like. But this collection had no duds. While I liked some more than others, I found each story incredibly layered, thoughtful, and nuanced. The collection explores the intersection of faith and sexuality and family with each story taking a raw look into a slice of a black woman's experience.

grace_bera's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

anisamad's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lcdavenport's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.75

velocipedia's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Can't wait to share this one with my Christian Minecraft server.

I find short story anthologies tough to rate. Some stories were pretty good (generally the longer ones) and others were alright.

(Read for StoryGraph's 2024 Genre Challenge. Prompt: a short story collection by a Black author)