The Consequences: Stories by Manuel Muñoz

4.11 AVERAGE

divyarau's review against another edition

3.75
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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kenz463's review

3.0
2.5 -Started off quite strongly for me and then started waning..ended up DNF at about 70% mark. Probably won’t buy this one for the shelves but I would recommend others to read it and see what they think!
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devin_reads_books's review

4.5
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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shortney510's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad
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womanwill's review

5.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vwojtowicz's review

4.25
emotional
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angiesreading's review

4.0
a lot of gems in here
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hasanyoneseenyoongi's review

3.0
dark mysterious fast-paced
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nordstina's review

4.0
challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
The short story collection was moved up my to read list when I read that it was a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and I really enjoyed it. Manuel Muñoz's collection focuses on the Fresno area of California's Central Valley, known for it's plethora of produce, and seasonal laborers frequently crossing the border from Mexico. I appreciate the diversity of characters- we meet Mexican and American-born individuals, queer and straight, and in a variety of stages of life. As with many short story collections, some were more resonant than others. Two particular stories I enjoyed included highlighting two women (one new, one experienced) riding a bus to Southern California to pick up the men in their lives who had been rounded up by immigration and the final story of the collection about a young woman understanding her younger brother's need to get out of their small town, but he finds himself in challenging situations. I appreciated the diversity of characters highlighted with the overarching location tying them together,

litblues's review

4.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
This is a haunting collection of short stories. The first story, Anyone Can do it, left me stunned. These stories are about love, adversity, uncertainty, and in a way, hope.