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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
Honestly, I did not care for most of the short stories. Some were really hard to comprehend for me or too repetitive. One thing I liked was the writing style.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked the short stories but they had nothing to do with love other than the last 3 I think.
Other than that I enjoyed it. Wishes I read it faster but, was hard to do so with work.
Other than that I enjoyed it. Wishes I read it faster but, was hard to do so with work.
52 Book Challenge Week 21 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love chosen by Adam
So this was kinda different. I do love short stores from time to time, being able to read a full plotline in the span of a chapter. Full engagement and resolution in a digestible sitting. However these were not the short stories I was used to reading. This was more like watching TV with my Dad. You'd be watching something going on in one movie then the commercial break would hit and then you're suddenly on a different channel trying to figure out what's going on here until the next commercial break and never getting that closure. These stories were often a brief snapshot into someone's life, little backstory, rarely closure. Always a point but never spoken, always danced around.
Now I did enjoy reading these to a point. It was only about 150 pages so I tackled it in a sitting. It was all very fascinating to read these stories from points of view that resonates so little with myself. I mean, they were written in the 70's and late 80's as grim reality fictional commentary of the modern day and I think that was captured very well. But being as the majority of these voices were middle aged family men with the emotional range of a salad fork, I really could not relate or immerse myself into the story as I normally do. But I also know I'm not really who these were written for so I can only take so much from it and appreciate them in the appropriate context.
So this was kinda different. I do love short stores from time to time, being able to read a full plotline in the span of a chapter. Full engagement and resolution in a digestible sitting. However these were not the short stories I was used to reading. This was more like watching TV with my Dad. You'd be watching something going on in one movie then the commercial break would hit and then you're suddenly on a different channel trying to figure out what's going on here until the next commercial break and never getting that closure. These stories were often a brief snapshot into someone's life, little backstory, rarely closure. Always a point but never spoken, always danced around.
Now I did enjoy reading these to a point. It was only about 150 pages so I tackled it in a sitting. It was all very fascinating to read these stories from points of view that resonates so little with myself. I mean, they were written in the 70's and late 80's as grim reality fictional commentary of the modern day and I think that was captured very well. But being as the majority of these voices were middle aged family men with the emotional range of a salad fork, I really could not relate or immerse myself into the story as I normally do. But I also know I'm not really who these were written for so I can only take so much from it and appreciate them in the appropriate context.
emotional
sad