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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Be prepared for some of these short stories to get stuck somewhere deep inside you and then haunt you for a week. There were absolutely some I preferred more than others, but even saying 'preferred' is perhaps the wrong word. I didn't necessarily enjoy any of them, but they really do an excellent job of making you reckon with things you might otherwise choose not to.
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Abandoned somewhere after the half way mark.
I initially picked it up as the paperback version but didn’t get into it at all and put it back on the shelf. Now I tried the audiobook hoping that I will fancy it more.
Boy was I wrong. It’s like the book and I just coexist, there is no dialogue between us, no exchange. There are things I should like, for example the dream like short story with the detective and the doppelgängers might be up my street but no. This one really isn’t for me, and I tried. I don’t like it at all.
I initially picked it up as the paperback version but didn’t get into it at all and put it back on the shelf. Now I tried the audiobook hoping that I will fancy it more.
Boy was I wrong. It’s like the book and I just coexist, there is no dialogue between us, no exchange. There are things I should like, for example the dream like short story with the detective and the doppelgängers might be up my street but no. This one really isn’t for me, and I tried. I don’t like it at all.
dark
tense
Personalmente no conecté tanto con la temática. Sobretodo el cuento del listón verde me pareció muy interesante por la analogía, pero es un libro muy crudo y algo doloroso de leer.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a collection of female-centric fever dreams that were hauntingly beautiful, often to the point of discomfort
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
• The Husband Stitch ★★★★★
• The Resident ★★★★½
• Difficult at Parties ★★★★
• Real Women Have Bodies ★★★★
• Inventory ★★★½
• Especially Heinous ★★★½
• Mothers ★★★½
• Eight Bites ★★★
• The Resident ★★★★½
• Difficult at Parties ★★★★
• Real Women Have Bodies ★★★★
• Inventory ★★★½
• Especially Heinous ★★★½
• Mothers ★★★½
• Eight Bites ★★★
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes