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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans

4 reviews

iconicavocado's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

Moderate: War, Bullying, Sexism, Cursing, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

jessereadsthings's review

fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The short stories towards the end were my favorites, but overall this collection was just okay. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Racial slurs, Child death, and Suicide attempt

ka_cam's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

I enjoyed this short story collection- the characters were all believable and the themes weren’t overly predictable. Not usually a short story collection person but these were fun to read and a few had some thoughts or turns or phrases to chew on. Didn’t rock my world and some of the characters felt a bit canned to me (but tbh could have just been the early 2000 setting).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity

ashleysbookthoughts's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved The Office of Historical Corrections last year, so I made it a priority to read Danielle Evans’ first collection of short stories this year. This is another excellent, heart wrenching collection, though you can see her growth as a writer from this collection to the next. 

While every single story in The Office of Historical Corrections was striking and affecting, this collection wasn’t quite as pristine. Some of the stories, while good, weren’t as memorable as her more recent works are. However, there are some true gems in this collection. 

Standouts for me (that I still think about days after reading): Snakes and The King of a Vast Empire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Abortion