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alexmulligan's review
3.0
A reviewer below wrote they felt emotionally unconnected with some of characters, which perfectly sums up how I felt about some of the stories.
While some of the stories were beautiful, interesting, and even haunting, other stories were lacking.
I thought the book started very strong with the first Story about he father buying he car door. It was a beautifully written story and really set my hopes high. I found the middle stories were often slow, uneventful, and boring, with a couple exceptions. The book then ended strong with an excellent noir inspired finale.
Overall I would still recommend this book. Bezmozgis is a gifted and talented writer and while not all the stories were spoke to me, they were all well written and and had interesting morals.
3.5 for me
While some of the stories were beautiful, interesting, and even haunting, other stories were lacking.
I thought the book started very strong with the first Story about he father buying he car door. It was a beautifully written story and really set my hopes high. I found the middle stories were often slow, uneventful, and boring, with a couple exceptions. The book then ended strong with an excellent noir inspired finale.
Overall I would still recommend this book. Bezmozgis is a gifted and talented writer and while not all the stories were spoke to me, they were all well written and and had interesting morals.
3.5 for me
niteoftheundead's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-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? It's complicated
3.75
wenwanzhao's review
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
blatheringben's review
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
deniset's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
margaretfrances's review
1.0
The way immigrants who weren’t from former Soviet countries were presented was so suspect. Like specimens almost. The stories were also boring and any takeaways were banal and redundant.
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