637 reviews for:

Ghost Lover: Stories

Lisa Taddeo

3.19 AVERAGE

thecirclek's review

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed Taddeo's Animal. This collection of short stories was more of a mixed bag. I really enjoy her writing, but a lot of the same scenarios and character types and tropes come up over and over, which gives a bit too much repetition when you read them back to back. (Prepare for a lot of distressed middle-aged women masturbating to alleviate their frustration!). I think that the stories on their own are pretty good, but suffer a bit being read so closely to one another.

cathodg's review

3.0

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I don’t often choose a collection of short stories but having enjoyed Three Women so much I was excited to give this a go. I enjoyed many of the stories but definitely felt a sadness that some of them didn’t have more. It’s my problem with short stories, I often want the good ones to be full novels.

A beautiful collection to dip in and out of , or read in one sitting if that’s your style.

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sarah_logan8's review

3.75

dark reflective medium-paced

cappog's review

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sarahshaiman's review against another edition

4.5

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cheyenneisreading's review against another edition

4.0

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I liked several of the stories but some towards the end were a bit tedious. However, I love Taddeo’s writing, I love her dirty, messy stories

baileygerhart's review against another edition

2.0

dark reflective medium-paced

ferris_mx's review

5.0

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Lisa gets it, thank you for sharing it with me. The many ways women relate to themselves and each other in the patriarchy.

mymindspeaksbooks's review against another edition

2.0

dark fast-paced

elanuruysal's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes