Reviews

They by Kay Dick, Scholes

h_tom's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

mar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

"a sequence of unease" fuck dude it sure is. meandering yet precise, written in short, clipped sentences, this novella manages to induce a feeling of dread like very few other works i've read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Animal death, and Suicide

smelleken's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

tillymorton's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

mattressy's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

henry_edwards1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

charlottexx1234123's review against another edition

4.0

Gay 1984

In all honesty, the actual book itself was a three. However, the history of the book (published in 1977, rediscovered in a charity shop in 2022) and the author, the first first woman director in English publishing as well as an openly bisexual woman during the 1950s, bring the book another star.

kojo0o's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

chillcox15's review against another edition

4.0

The "They" of Kay Dick's novel gets at something that works better in written word than anywhere else: the horrible feeling of unappearance, of irrepresentability, of the presence that isn't there. Good luck finding that in a more visual medium. A dramatically unsettling work.

rayoftheday's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0