Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang

5 reviews

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Gods of Want was a strangely compelling book. The stories were interesting and even haunting, but I don't know that I'd say I "liked" them. I was left intrigued, confused, and wondering wtf I just read.

The writing is quite evocative, bringing the surrealness of the stories to vibrant life. Flashes of images cropping up in my mind - raccoons in a sailboat, a parade of brothers, a weeping ceiling above a mattress-less bedframe, a kiss for good fortune... 

Some of my fave quotes:
"I want to unbutton the stars with my fingers and forget them inside my fist." 
"We've been listening to your prayers without needing subtitles, we've been fluent in you forever."
"she was interested in moon watching, which she told me was not the same as just looking at the moon - moonwatching was the process by which you wooed a woman down from her night perch."
"Outside, I could hear the stars hit the roof like rain."

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

juffnstuff's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, Suicide, Animal death, and Vomit

reading_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, Vomit, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, War, Racism, Sexism, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Homophobia

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt, War, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cancer, Car accident, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

svmreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Every short story collection would be better if it featured raccoons that could breathe underwater

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death