Reviews

From the Neck Up by Aliya Whiteley

alicebme's review

4.0

Original and interesting and a lil creepy. Good stuff!

lewis_muir's review

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

dijigoo53's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Body horror, Classism, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, and Miscarriage

alexchisholm48's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

aspeng's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

samjgrudgings's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

gailalison's review

3.0

3.5 stars - These stories are so interesting and imaginative! I liked that several were allegorical, but didn’t hit me over the head with the message. The writing was very immersive and fun.
Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Books for providing me access to this eARC for my honest opinion!

mxss_winterfell's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

molly_salman's review

4.0

I read all the short stories accept ‘The Tears of a Building Surveyor, and Other Stories’. Not sure why but I just couldn’t focus on this one. The rest were so beautiful and poignant. I want to read a full length novel by Aliya Whiteley.

spikespiegel's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0