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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love reading a collection of short stories, some of which bleed into other characters — all of which are beautifully written and crafted with intention.
It was a lovely read. Some of the stories exalted queerness, others explored the darkness of homo and transphobia.
It was a lovely read. Some of the stories exalted queerness, others explored the darkness of homo and transphobia.
challenging
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This author is Mexican American and grew up in a small town in South Texas although most of these stories take place in Northern California. I was reading this book at the same time I was reading John Nichol’s Milagro Beanfield War and there is just no comparison. It’s not that Munoz’s short stories about Hispanic characters is bad, the descriptions are just very one dimensional and a little depressing. Nichols on the other hand made the leap to write a detailed of an Hispanic community that is based magical realism similar to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The writing style of Munoz just can’t compete with that type of talent.
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i don’t think i like short stories cuz it takes me a bit to get into it and then it’s just over??? but each story in this was so good i wanted more! and i think the all connect and i did not think that at all til the last story so now i think i gotta go back :(
but yeah most of them made me feel bad
but yeah most of them made me feel bad
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes