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notthatcosta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Kino and Drive My Car were the standouts and the ones that stayed with me most, but all were immaculately conceived and bound by a striking and bold thread that perfectly captures a pervasive sense of melancholy and loneliness.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
abookwormspov's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
pseudolain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol
audc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A lot of mention of songs (appreciated that).
There’s an amount of stuff written that I don’t understand what the author was trying to get across or whether they really are ignorant (;misogynistic).
“That really turned me on…Maybe it was because I was so turned on that my period started almost immediately after that.”
Unfortunately, the relationships that are explored between men and women is sexual (often with infidelity on the woman’s part) and the way women described often relates to whether they’re conventionally attractive or unattractive.
Very simple, nail-on-the-head descriptions. Perhaps, that’s possibly why many of the stories just blend together monotonously.
I had a lot of questions about what a book titled “Men Without Women” would be about.
At first; When would a man not have multiple women in his life? What sort of impact did these women have one these men’s lives?,
And later; Does a relationship with a woman/women only count through a consensual agreement? What about friendships?
“…losing one woman means losing all women.”
Favorites: (Drive My Car) , (An Independent Organ) , and (Samsa in Love) I just liked the premise of the story.
The last story (Men Without Women) was an okay ending.
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Emotional abuse
lhohnstadt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Suicide