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marinarc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
2.0
not my type of book. some of the stories were highly misogynistic and also boring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
anoukrobbeets's review
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
victoria_c's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-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
shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition
This was my first experience reading Jeffrey Eugenides and, in general, I liked it. His stories drew me right in - even when I didn't like the characters all that much. He is masterful at writing from multiple points of view - his characters are a variety of genders, ages, religious and cultural backgrounds etc. These stories were written between 1988 (I didn't like that one as well) and 2017 (my favorites). I especially liked the first story, Complainers, about an 88 year old woman with some dementia and her 70 year old friend. The last story, Fresh Complaint, is very compelling and thought provoking... and unnerving. Thank you to Farrar, Straus and Giroux for the digital ARC.
ginny17's review against another edition
3.0
Middlesex is easily one of my top 10 books of all time. This collection was good, but not great. I detected a lot of misogynistic undertones in a lot of these stories. He could just like writing about sexist assholes, but there was enough of it that I wondered if maybe he hates women. Anyway, I really enjoyed some of the stories in here while others were only okay.
noelnoie's review against another edition
2.0
“Find the Bad Guy” made me laugh out loud, other than that the stories were unmoving.
aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-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? Yes
4.0