Reviews

I, etcetera by Susan Sontag

chahat's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

keight's review

4.0

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suspendedinair's review

4.0

Pretentious, tedious, gorgeous. Typical Sontag.

kateewald's review

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

streamthief's review

challenging medium-paced

4.5

"Old Complaints Revisited" is one of the best things I've ever read in my life. The rest of the stories were good too but several were incredibly abstract in a way I didn't feel like I understood at all. Even so the writing was amazing and at least 3 of the stories I "got" and loved 

punkrockingnerd's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Some of the short stories fall... short (pun!), but the ones that hit home... they really hit home.

edboies's review

4.0

Such clinical prose, nonetheless powerful.

sarahshaiman's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

mitrajiyan's review

medium-paced

3.0

maybebil's review

3.0

i just know if i had ever encountered this woman irl i would equally hate her yet be fascinated