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Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

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pompomegrantes's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This short story collection was hauntingly beautiful. So full of life and mythology, I was captivated from the very beginning. All the stories and the characters within them were so unique and stood on their own. With all short stories, there were some that I preferred more than others, but I felt this collection was very coherent and consistent in its prose and lyricism. I loved it.

emjayknocks's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I read this collection of short stories on a trip to Hawaii, hoping to further immerse myself in the culture. I appreciated that the author used non-English words and didn’t go out of their way to define them… it added an element of authenticity. I realised as I was reading that I had picked up some of the language and pronunciations while on my trip, which was cool! The narrator was quite flat and low-energy, which felt appropriate for some of the stories and out of place for others.

Overall the tone of the collection was reflective and unexpectedly melancholy; I think I’d have enjoyed reading it more if there were one or two stories that were hopeful or positive, but I guess that’s not the stories the author wanted to tell, so that’s fair enough. I’m glad I read it, and I was glad when it was over.