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marcelll's review against another edition
3.0
pierwsza połowa opowiadań była przyjemna, ciepła, miała kolor okładki. Potem zaczynały po trochu tracić charakter
claire_dudley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emma_astrida's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
scribblepost's review against another edition
5.0
So many wonderful stories, including the title one, but also 'Andado,' 'Lead Street, Albuquerque,' 'The Wives.' This collection didn't quite hit the satisfaction or novelistic arc of 'A Manual for Cleaning Women'--but I mean, that is a damn high bar. Well, I love her, and that's that.
yourfriendtorie's review against another edition
4.0
Like the way I feel about Angela Carter, my heart hurts knowing that the words I read from this writer are finite. Once I've read them all, there will be no more.
spiderfelt's review against another edition
5.0
It would be neat to say Lucia Berlin is a breath of fresh air because her writing is so different from the books I often read, but that would be a little confusing because her works are so messy. The people are messy, the relationships are messy and life is so complicated. Overall, the stories were less challenging than A Manual for Cleaning Women, but I enjoyed it just as much. There was a little less self-destruction, and perhaps a little more variety in the characters and stories. I consider Berlin a masterful short story writer, and the perfect dose of variety to spice up my reading list.