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thehmkane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent
linguaphile412'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
katkinslee'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gore and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death
mshea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
szuum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, and Murder
samdalefox's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
This was sooooo close to being 5 stars. I'm still torn over it. If StoryGraph hadn't implemented the 0.25 increments this would definitely by rated as 5 stars. The reason I didn't score it full marks, was I think the last two stories 'Tomatoes and the full moon' and 'poison plants' let the collection down a little bit. The connected, convoluted, unreliable story within a story technique was exhausted and a little confusing in these last two stories. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed spotting the connections and imagery between the stories. I think it's rare for short story collections to feel cohesive, and 'Revenge' certainly does that as it layers stories and characters on top of each other like pages of surreal translucent OHP acetate.
List of the stories in the 'Revenge' collection:
- Afternoon at the Bakery (5)
- Fruit Juice (5)
- Old Mrs J (5)
- The Little Dustman (5)
- Lab Coats (5)
- Sewing for the Heart (5)
- Welcome to the Museum of Torture (5)
- The Man Who Sold Braces (5)
- The Last Hour of the Bengal Tiger (4.5)
- Tomatoes and the Full Moon (4.5)
- Poison Plants (4.5)
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Murder
trishalah_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
spacerocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide attempt, and Murder
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail