Reviews

Demigods and Monsters Stories by Caroline S. Hau

ruangtitikkoma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

nickyrp's review

5.0

This book holds so much depth that every story pictures different faces of everyday monsters and heroes grounded in Philippine context. The usage of perspective and different techniques in writing resorted to a good balance of storytelling and impact with each story.

reg_litbytes's review against another edition

 DNF at 34%. Really not feeling the short stories. Leans too much on "world-building" but plot wasn't there for me for most of the stories. I guess you can say most of it just bored me. I might pick it up again some day but it won't be on the top of my list.

earlapvaldez's review against another edition

4.0

While I do like Professor Hau's use of words (see particularly: Glossary), I have always thought that she does better research than fiction. Still, I admire this wonderful collection of short stories that are, well, truly short

ariesvillanelle's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

literary_hazelnut's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

isabellareads's review against another edition

4.0

one of the most interesting short story anthologies i've read in a while

my favourites (* means i enjoyed them the most): the love hospital, house-sitting, the portrait of the artist as filipina: a documentary*, a glossary of literary terms*, demigods and monsters, haunted