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hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Pandemic/Epidemic
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Death, Sexism, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and War
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
That said, overall I did like this collection. Some of the stories were more engaging than others, and the one that's just an interview between her and Orwell was by far my least favorite. But I liked both the ones about the "main character" of sorts, though her grief hit a little too close to home at times (for one of them I wrote "fuck. This one is good but I hate it. It would be good to read if. If. I don't want to ever want to read this"), and the ones that were entirely standalone (my favorite was the alien one). I'm not the biggest fan of short story collections in general, if only because it takes me longer to get through them when I'm constantly having to readjust to an entirely new story/world/premise. But overall I did like this book, all things considered.
Thanks to Netgalley and Doubleday Books for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Graphic: Hate crime, Cursing, War, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Animal death, Death, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, Infidelity, Racism, Genocide, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Sexual assault