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crispymerola 's review for:
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
Pretty solid collection - To The Dogs and From Far Around They Saw Us Burn are the big standouts for me. I quite enjoyed Brown Girls, Grief's Garden, and Two Nurses, Smoking as well.
White Noise is trying so hard to be an incisive and timely look at Harvey Weinstein but fails on the details, can't believe the literati got hoodwinked by such an outsider piece.
Really dug the intro where the picking criteria was explored, as well as the q&a section with each of the authors.
On the whole, something about these picks feel overly considered, somehow both cheeky and self-important - awards tend to be that way, in any medium or industry.
White Noise is trying so hard to be an incisive and timely look at Harvey Weinstein but fails on the details, can't believe the literati got hoodwinked by such an outsider piece.
Really dug the intro where the picking criteria was explored, as well as the q&a section with each of the authors.
On the whole, something about these picks feel overly considered, somehow both cheeky and self-important - awards tend to be that way, in any medium or industry.