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This was ok with moments of great. When it kept closest to the themes of her memoir (which I loved) those were the strongest stories for me. A lot of the stories ended in a silly twist that ruined a good setup. Obviously a great writer but these stories often missed whatever point they were going for, and left you with a 'so what?' feeling.

kutklose302's review against another edition

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5.0

Very dark and kind of violent stories. My favorite is the Organ Runner

leighbeevee's review against another edition

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4.0

Lovely, but I'm still chasing the high from The Chronology of Water, and while this was close, it didn't quite get me there.

samolvey87's review against another edition

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3.0

First Yuknavitch, won’t be last but…

I need a whole story, not just a poor man’s moshfegh

annetjeberg's review against another edition

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4.0

So these stories are BRUTAL. Probably read them at a time I should read something happier, and more relaxed, but this was hard with a capital H!

They are beautiful though, but... tough.

gigitru's review against another edition

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4.0

I won this from a Goodreads giveaway and I'm very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It gave me amazing Chuck Palahniuk vibes with the raunchy, vulgar, high impact stories. I recommend this to any Chuck P fans (looking at you Stacie

lucyedwardes's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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