serranok's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
bgibs122's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
3.75
It’s 32 short stories, which is a lot to hold brainspace for, and a bunch of them follow familiar beats. But the highs are a lot of fun and the lows are just fairly interminable.
detailsandtales's review against another edition
5.0
It's hard for a short story anthology to hold my interest all the way through, and when I saw this one was 500 pages long, I was skeptical, but wow was I wrong to doubt. These stories held my attention and drew me in almost without fail. I didn't understand some of them, but there were almost none that I actively disliked. The vast majority were rich, absorbing stories. Many of these stories are not easy reads. They are full of pain and suffering and history. But there's also joy and hope in many of them, and so many of them are unlike anything I've ever read before.
tunamunki's review against another edition
This book could not hold my attention. Restarted twice gave it a fair chance.
sav_003's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tifftastic87's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
There were some that really hit and some that were just absolute flops for me. I think short story collections can be difficult like that.
cam356's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
miraa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
apworden's review against another edition
I’ll come back to this, but I’m overwhelmed with my tbr right now.