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okjoselyne's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
tmspinks's review
dark
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
mwaskom's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Did not love as much as Historical Corrections and I wish some of the stories had more room to breathe
jaii_26's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
dlobby's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
robyn1998's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think Danielle Evans is an amazing writer and I love short story collections but something in this didn't quite hit for me. Her sentence structures have me reading the same sentences 5 times in a row and drawing a blank. I wish she had used some commas or hyphens or something.
kangaruthie's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely fantastic and thought-provoking collection of stories. “Snakes” is the standout hit, and left me breathless and wanting more. However, some of the stories were very decent but not quite as fully developed. I definitely prefer this author’s second collection (The Office of Historical Corrections) over this one, but both books are well worth the read.
shanthereader's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0