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320 reviews

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

so much happened! would make for a good tv show

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

3.0

The Bridegroom Was a Dog by Yōko Tawada

3.0

She Is Haunted by Paige Clark

2.0

The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories by Aimee Bender

emotional funny mysterious reflective

3.5

Trinity, Trinity, Trinity by Erika Kobayashi

medium-paced

3.0

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad

4.5

i knew i would love this book. it came to me at the perfect time, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content

Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto

emotional inspiring reflective

smooth and comforting. I’ve been feeling weird and lonely and going through weird stuff. Couldn’t find an engaging read until this one. Reading about lonely young women makes me feel less lonely. Bananas writing feels like soothing herbal treatments  for the heart 

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

mysterious slow-paced

4.5

Whoa. 
So much to wrap my mind around (and reading it during Covid-induced fog is surely an experience). I enjoyed the shifting POVs and Oyeyemi did such a natural job of differentiating each narrator's story (they were told in the first person). Certainly a haunted house story. Oyeyemi seems to be a hit or miss for me and is now leaning towards hit. I liked Icarus Girl and Boy, Snow, Bird but couldn't get into Gingerbread. 

Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

mysterious

5.0

Unlike anything I’ve ever read. Wow. Tempted to go back and reread immediately.