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buffycat's review
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Collection of shirt ghost stories. Philosophical
the_letter_c's review
Feels like a collection of writing exercises from a high school English class.
upward_not_northward's review
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
loris13's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kathrynlangenderfer's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
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? N/A
2.75
kelseysong's review
3.0
Incredibly creative and enjoyable to read slowly over a longer period of time :)
davygibbs's review
5.0
Absolutely charming and daringly inventive from beginning to end. This is a book you can read in a headlong rush, or savor, one tale at a time during quiet contemplative moments. I ended up alternating both approaches and they work equally well. There's clearly no right or wrong way to read 100 short ghost stories. Brockmeier is one of the best at turning the mundane into the transcendent, at introducing a small detail that hides a world of emotion. These stories, short though they certainly are, are *stuffed* with such worlds and details. As the ghosts materialize and multiply, you pick favorites, and their opposites. You see yourself in some of them. Others are inscrutable. As you near the final, 100th story, you find yourself recalling the earlier stories and their ghosts -- you can almost hear them talking (to you, or amongst themselves?). By the time you shut the book, you feel as though you're turning from the whole clamorous crowd of them, perhaps reluctantly. But this is a book, I believe, that will reward revisitations. It's in its nature.