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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by

7 reviews

jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This really made me want to read Liu’s epic fantasy series!
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zsabella's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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ellanarose's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Every story in this shows that hope is necessary. Each one is tragic and beautifully written, but there's a thread of hope running through them all.
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abby_reads_books's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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am2ara's review against another edition

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Interesting stories and unique storytelling style, but I found the content too sad for this time. Might revisit later.
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paperpaladin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The Hidden Girls and Other Stories is a great short story collection by Ken Liu. There is so much to say about these stories but I will try to keep it short. The stories in this collection fall into two groups: those that deal with the singularity and those that don't. About a third of the stories focus on the idea of humans being uploaded into the digital world and the changes that stem from that. These are good, poignant, and make you think. Some of the lines and ideas are etched in my head and will be with me for a long long time. The other stories are unconnected to everything else. They talk a lot about technology but there is a surprising amount of breathe in the topics that he touches on such as bullying, art, free speech, poverty, and more. There are a few stories that I didn't enjoy as much but I don't think any of the stories were bad or not worth the read.

I think my favorite story from the lot was "The cutting" which is better if you read it. I listened to the audiobook but did seek out a print copy at my library to reread this one and the page layout adds a level of depth to the story.
 
My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book 
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smithreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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