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goblingorl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Could be triggering for those who struggle with self-harm or PTSD from SA! Just a fair warning. But it is the most beautiful thing I have ever read.
littleowllost's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jonbar94's review against another edition
2.0
Man... I really, really wanted to like this :/
Not showing the monster was cool when like... Jaws did it.
Not showing the monster was cool when like... Jaws did it.
audreyintheheadphones's review against another edition
5.0
What a terrible, cruel, devastating and amazing book.
A collection of mostly inaccessible stories that don't care at all whether they're ever accessed or by who or what, that come together in a whip-stitched panoply of truly Kiernan things: transhumanism; the lie of gender; wet, gasping blind moist things; the world beneath the bricks and the dust; drowning girls and rotting metal.
If nothing else, it does what it says on the front cover: these are tales of pain and wonder, but you're never quite sure which at any given time.
A collection of mostly inaccessible stories that don't care at all whether they're ever accessed or by who or what, that come together in a whip-stitched panoply of truly Kiernan things: transhumanism; the lie of gender; wet, gasping blind moist things; the world beneath the bricks and the dust; drowning girls and rotting metal.
If nothing else, it does what it says on the front cover: these are tales of pain and wonder, but you're never quite sure which at any given time.
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