The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and Blood
cestlaluxure's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As histórias podem ser lidas separadamente mas, neste livro em específico, penso que se ganha muito mais lendo pela ordem que o próprio livro propõe.
Achei o livro genial e compreendo o porquê de Yoko Ogawa ser tão premiada. Definitivamente quero ler mais livros da autora, nomeadamente The Memory Police e The Housekeeper and The Professor.
Graphic: Death and Grief
Minor: Child death, Medical content, Death, Animal death, and Torture
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: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Violence, Gore, Infidelity, Car accident, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Infidelity, and Animal death
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicide, Cancer, Car accident, and Pregnancy
kkulhannie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Medical content, and Torture
surlyjackson'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Animal death, Medical content, Death, and Torture
Minor: Suicide attempt
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: Child death, Death, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Animal death
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Blood, and Animal death
thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Lost 1 star, as I never wanted this to end.
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, and Grief