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Venganza by Yōko Ogawa

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annaswanangel's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

daciow0w's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5/5

esztertth's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.25

Feels like Black Mirror or The Magnus Archives. Especially BM's Black Museum episode feels heavily inspired by Ogawa's work.

I loved how the stories intertwined, and I love Ogawa's writing style.

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3.0

every story required more processing power than i have at the minute. will reread again when the neurons are aligning

the_epi_reader's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Revenge is a collection of eleven short stories that interconnect with one another through the mentioning of characters, situations, or objects. Each story is dark in its own way ranging from taking revenge on a lover, getting back at a customer who wronged a small business owner, or a person taking advantage of others.

This is the first book I’ve read by Ogawa and I love her writing style. I’m not the biggest short story reader, but definitely prefer when the stories are all by the same author. How Ogawa connected each story to the next was absolutely brilliant and I bet if I read it a second time I’d fine even more little tidbits. Revenge is a must read for any horror fan, and should be read in one sitting to truly enjoy the connectivity of all the stories.