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robynreadsstuff's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Abortion, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood and Child abuse
ramenfuneral's review
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Honestly, 2.5. I really wanted to get into these stories and some of them I liked more than others. Writing felt clunky and like they were trying really hard to be profound but just fell flat in the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
al07734's review against another edition
1.5
I don't know, it's just not for me. Although the stories were riveting, they all seemed too abrupt and same-y. I just couldn't see the sense in it but maybe that's not the point. Anyways I like my short stories to be very full of meaning and poignant and this collection missed the mark for me. It's a shame though because many readers seemed to really like it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Addiction
skudiklier's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
The stories in this collection are really rich and well-written, and also deeply sad. Some of them less so than others, but still. I was really interested in how they overlap, and I'm not sure I quite got all of those references, but overall it was a good effect. I liked how set in California it was (as a Californian) and how the voices it centered weren't ones that normally get that.
I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to many people, just given how sad most of it was, but it was definitely good. It made me think about some things in my own life differently in a way I appreciate.
Thank you to Netgalley and Catapult, Counterpoint Press, and Soft Skull Press for the chance to read and review this ARC.
I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to many people, just given how sad most of it was, but it was definitely good. It made me think about some things in my own life differently in a way I appreciate.
Thank you to Netgalley and Catapult, Counterpoint Press, and Soft Skull Press for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Police brutality
More content warnings (graphic/moderate): Elder abuse, gender based violence, catfishing
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