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stangre's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
moviesnob04's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
mculley's review against another edition
4.75
Nick Offerman called George Saunders the Buddha and I kind of agree
jannagregory's review against another edition
5.0
If you love short stories, please don't let this collection escape your attention. The stories are inventive and riveting. I doled them out to myself like the most coveted pieces of chocolate in the box.
helloclarisse's review against another edition
4.0
i randomly saw an ad for the new netflix movie with Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller called "Spiderhead", based off on this short story and decided I wanted to check it out.
Really interesting concept. It was just a short story so there's not much depth or background to it but I enjoyed the world he created and the crumbs he left. I don't think I'll watch the movie but I recommend the story -- it's a quick read you can finish in a couple of minutes.
Really interesting concept. It was just a short story so there's not much depth or background to it but I enjoyed the world he created and the crumbs he left. I don't think I'll watch the movie but I recommend the story -- it's a quick read you can finish in a couple of minutes.
deanashuman's review against another edition
4.0
The SGD story is definitely the star of this collection- a dystopian world where a young girl questioning a bizarre, thoughtlessly cruel trend is seen as idealistic, naive. At turns funny, horrifying, thought-provoking... this collection of stories is my first experience of Saunders, and my interest is definitely peaked.
katebrouns's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
elisabethp6's review against another edition
read the first and last chapter for 12th grade literature/composition class
fanninh's review against another edition
4.0
Escape from spiderhead was my favorite but took a while to get the cadence. Puppy was really sad. Home- returned soldier, dark humor.
The Semplica Girl Diaries was the longest, tough read with the cadence and lack of sentence structure.
Themes: abuse, poverty, absent parents, class awareness/ striving, divorce, catholic school, protagonists with internal dialogues/ imagined conversations with other characters. Story arcs related to morality struggles.
The Semplica Girl Diaries was the longest, tough read with the cadence and lack of sentence structure.
Themes: abuse, poverty, absent parents, class awareness/ striving, divorce, catholic school, protagonists with internal dialogues/ imagined conversations with other characters. Story arcs related to morality struggles.