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challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a random pick of short stories that was meant to help break up the heavy, dense sociology books I've been reading recently, but ended up being different than I thought. However I enjoyed it more than thought I would. It's fairly quick and what I really like about it being short stories is you can read them in any order if you want. A few of them do have some overlap with characters.
It's definitely witty, dark, satire and makes you laugh, but not in a hahaha way more like a snicker. I found the characters to be quite the bunch of irreverent, sometimes cringe, insufferable and beautifully flawed people.
My Fave shorts
It's definitely witty, dark, satire and makes you laugh, but not in a hahaha way more like a snicker. I found the characters to be quite the bunch of irreverent, sometimes cringe, insufferable and beautifully flawed people.
My Fave shorts
- Fátima: The Bilquist: A Transformation Story
- Suicide Watch
- Belles Lettres
- The Subject of Consumption
- Whisper to a Scream
I enjoyed how the author showed a range of different nuanced experiences of Black people and the Black experience from a middle and upper class perspective. It does tackle some heavier topics in a satirical way, but check the trigger warnings. Overall it's a good niche selection of shorts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Classism, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Bullying
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Infertility, Medical content, Torture, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Racism
Minor: Infidelity
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