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Sudden Traveller by Sarah Hall

hopegreen's review

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3.0

a bizarre blend of short stories - some rather boring, others exquisite. I remember 'the woman the book read' and 'live that you may live' standing out the most to me. 

jam_sandwich's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

krobart's review against another edition

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3.0

See my review here:

https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/review-1779-sudden-traveler/

terranovanz's review against another edition

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5.0

Poetic and Shakespearean. Avenging women abound.

ktjawrites's review against another edition

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5.0

Such a wonderfully intricate (but short) collection of stories.

carrie_avm's review against another edition

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emotional reflective

3.0

zatannacomic's review

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emotional slow-paced

2.5

Sadly, this was not worth the high expectations I had. I did not connect to any of these stories and I probably should have DNF’ed this after the first two stories. I found the stories a bit pointless as in i didn’t find some deeper meaning or underlying message. Which felt odd to me, since the stories share a theme of loss and/or death in a certain way. I felt like I needed a little more? In all stories I found that the ending came sudden and without reason? Overall I felt like I wasted my time.

roseparis's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An elegant mix of stories exploring the complexities of family relationships, loss, death, and abuse. Despite the darkness of the themes, the beauty of the language- reaching it's pinnacle in the final story, Live that you may live- lifts the mood. An excellent collection.

lolabrown's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

dee_claire_reads's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0