Reviews

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

mreads379's review

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medium-paced

2.5

victoriadiesattheend's review

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4.0

Absolutely great collection of short stories exploring relationships (of all kinds). Love love love

bookish_withsky's review

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5.0

It’s a 5 for me, yall. Do you know how good a book has to be for me to want to buy the physical copy after listening to it? I don’t even usually like short stories, but this was just spectacular.

werdnamich's review

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5.0

This is the first time I’ve read a book of short stories where I’ve enjoyed every single story in the collection.

angelenokoch's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

msiyleen's review

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dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

minnietimperley's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mollyrpates's review against another edition

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4.25

One of the first collections of short stories I've read, and these were beautiful! 'How to Make Love to a Physicist' stood out to me in particular, and touched me in a way I wasn't expecting.

brattyreads's review

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emotional slow-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? Yes

4.0

shannon_griffiths95's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-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