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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
overall: 3 stars
01. the head: 4 stars
02. the embodiment: 3.5
03. cursed bunny: 3
04. frozen fingers: 3.5
05. snare: 3.5
06. goodbye, my love: 2.5
07. scars: 2
08. home sweet home: 3
09. ruler of the winds and the sands: 2
10. reunion: 4.5
01. the head: 4 stars
02. the embodiment: 3.5
03. cursed bunny: 3
04. frozen fingers: 3.5
05. snare: 3.5
06. goodbye, my love: 2.5
07. scars: 2
08. home sweet home: 3
09. ruler of the winds and the sands: 2
10. reunion: 4.5
not something that i would read but i really enjoyed it. cursed bunny was my favorite story among all of them
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not sure if it's the original writing style or the translation, but I didn't enjoy the prose at all. It felt emotionless and uninteresting. I found it nearly impossible to develop any attachments to the characters because the characterization was all telling the reader: "I saw this. I felt this. I thought this." Just boring.
The stories were nearly all very straightforward, too. You'd think with all the surreal weirdness that the messages would be deeper, but no. The themes are also extremely in your face, and they're all things like "Revenge/Greed/Misogyny/Child abuse is bad." And, frankly, those themes aren't explored in very interesting ways.
I feel like this collection was severely overhyped.
The stories were nearly all very straightforward, too. You'd think with all the surreal weirdness that the messages would be deeper, but no. The themes are also extremely in your face, and they're all things like "Revenge/Greed/Misogyny/Child abuse is bad." And, frankly, those themes aren't explored in very interesting ways.
I feel like this collection was severely overhyped.
i definitely might pick this back up again later; the writing is very distinct and the stories are interesting. im just not feeling it at the moment.