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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Personal favorites from this collection:
Blood and Water
A Strange Tale from Down by the River
Blood and Water
A Strange Tale from Down by the River
THAT WAS SO GOOD WOW
full review will be up on my booksta soon!
full review will be up on my booksta soon!
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
This book has given me a new appreciation for short stories. I went into this thinking that I wouldn't enjoy it that much but I have been non stop thinking about this book. This was the first time in a long time that I read about stories of simple hope for the future. These were publish in 1995 and the world has changed so much since then, but they still hold that sense of knowing that there are so many terrible things in the world but there is still hope that tomorrow will be better. It doesn't pretend that the world is perfect and no one has to go on crazy, life threatening journeys to learn about the world. I wish this book was more popular and that I found this author sooner. I'll be ordering her other books as soon as possible.
I was thinking this was about 3 stars until I got to the last story. 'A strange tale from down by the river' was so deeply moving and haunting, one of the best shorts I've read and will be thinking about for a long time, 5 stars for that alone but 4 stars for 'Lizard' overall.