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aileron's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity
Moderate: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Alcohol, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Eating disorder, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia
bella_cavicchi's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Katherine Heiny's writing is like chocolate for the literary soul: rich and sweet and something I could easily devour for days. Save for the last story (which landed on a weird note for me!), this collection is utter perfection, capturing the many varied layers to love and life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug use and Fatphobia
rusereviews's review
dark
emotional
funny
4.0
Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny is a collection of eleven literary fiction short stories.
Relationships in their many iterations form the heart of this collection. Found friendships, complicated relationships with exes, illicit liaisons, and the love between generations are explored with dry humor expertly blended with seriousness.
The collection was very compulsively readable, relatable, and the prose is wonderful. It wasn't super long, clocking in at under 250 pages. The stories are slice of life, and often feature characters who are morally gray at best. Many of the stories have open endings.
This was my first book by the author, but since the writing was great I'm definitely going to read more from them in the future.
I received a copy of this book to review. All opinions contained herein are my own.
Relationships in their many iterations form the heart of this collection. Found friendships, complicated relationships with exes, illicit liaisons, and the love between generations are explored with dry humor expertly blended with seriousness.
The collection was very compulsively readable, relatable, and the prose is wonderful. It wasn't super long, clocking in at under 250 pages. The stories are slice of life, and often feature characters who are morally gray at best. Many of the stories have open endings.
This was my first book by the author, but since the writing was great I'm definitely going to read more from them in the future.
I received a copy of this book to review. All opinions contained herein are my own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death
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