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13renna's review against another edition
4.0
Short stories! This is unhinged but also such a good commentary on social morality? Actually got this for kindle as well because there were so many beautiful little passages I want to dive into and discuss. Thought provoking in addition to being weird and gross and all things Sayaka Murata.
taleswithaelia's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Loved it but what the heck was it?
augustst's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
corinniebee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
wilmacarlheim's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ellaellaellaetc's review against another edition
2.75
this was a bit silly and imo a waste of time and money. I think sayaka murata was advised to capitalise on her current success by putting out something/anything and the result was her putting a bunch of random stuff together that she didn't really care for. sorry but it's true. some of these stories had such great potential like the titular "life ceremony", the first story "a first-rate material" and the final story "a clean marriage" were all quite good, I could see them being expanded on in a full novel or novella but they also work as short stories and give you a lot to ponder. a lot of the other stories on the other hand, did not feel the same. rather than being short stories, they felt like ideas that she couldn't be bothered to finish. most of the longer stories felt really fleshed out and interesting and I can see the point of, but all of the shorter works (some of these "short stories" were like 2 or 3 pages long) just seemed like her notes app od potential ideas rather than completed flash fiction/short stories. i wouldn't really recommend you purchasing this like I did but if you want to borrow my copy I can tab the stories actually worth reading because when the stories are good, they're very good. idk I guess I have to rate this. 2.75 cause that's like smack in the middle?? idk.
endlessabyss's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-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
5.0