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All the Names They Used for God: Stories by Anjali Sachdeva
3 reviews
f18's review against another edition
Stories finished:
The World by Night (not sure how to rate, it was upsetting)
DNF - Glass-Lung
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide
lydiaswin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Violence
lynnieharper's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
A magical collection of short stories that ground you in reality before transforming you to another place entirely. Anjali Sachdeva showcases her masterful writing skills by writing across multiple genres that include: historical fiction, magical realism, horror, & sci-fi dystopian.
Some excerpts from my favorite stories:
"But the truth is that it is not so easy to decide to die. And when, suddenly, you have the option to live again, that is not so easy either." -from "All the Names for God"
Paul took another bite of his toast, "You ever meet this slut?" // "No. What difference does that make?" // "Just sounds like an ugly name to call someone who wanted the same thing you did." // "Well, I wanted it more," Gina said. // "Did you? Well, it's a had time getting anything in this life without taking it from someone else." -from "Anything You Might Want"
"The water sings between my fingers, surges around my knees and shins as they press into the sand. Drink deep, my sisters say. This is where things crumble irrevocably, where there is nowhere left to go. We'll become salt. We'll become storm clouds on the water. And then emptiness, one to seven to one to zero in the space of twenty-three years. Science will have nothing to do with us anymore, nor we it. We will just be a void in the cosmos, a dark place in the sky where there was once starlight." -from "Pleiades"
Some excerpts from my favorite stories:
"But the truth is that it is not so easy to decide to die. And when, suddenly, you have the option to live again, that is not so easy either." -from "All the Names for God"
Paul took another bite of his toast, "You ever meet this slut?" // "No. What difference does that make?" // "Just sounds like an ugly name to call someone who wanted the same thing you did." // "Well, I wanted it more," Gina said. // "Did you? Well, it's a had time getting anything in this life without taking it from someone else." -from "Anything You Might Want"
"The water sings between my fingers, surges around my knees and shins as they press into the sand. Drink deep, my sisters say. This is where things crumble irrevocably, where there is nowhere left to go. We'll become salt. We'll become storm clouds on the water. And then emptiness, one to seven to one to zero in the space of twenty-three years. Science will have nothing to do with us anymore, nor we it. We will just be a void in the cosmos, a dark place in the sky where there was once starlight." -from "Pleiades"
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
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