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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
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
Machado bends the body into a haunted map; beautiful, terrifying, but sometimes too self-aware of its brilliance. Still, unforgettable.
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Maybe I read it in the wrong mood or time but I thought that I will enjoy it much more
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Los relatos son interesantes pero al no estar muy relacionada con el género me sentí perdida muchas veces.
Creo que no es para mí
Creo que no es para mí
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
I think I can now definitively say that I do not like short story collections. Carmen Maria Machado is inarguably a talented writer, but I found this tedious and overwrought with metaphors.
“especially heinous” was rlly good and scared the shit out of me