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Just a Little Snack by Yah Yah Scholfield

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dakotach7's review

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

I absolutely loved this collection - as with this author's previous book that I read, I very much connected with the dark and whimsical quality of the writing. I think 'What Dinah Knew,' 'Niecey's Garden,' and 'A Girl Walks Alone' ended up being my favorites of these short stories, but really, I loved all of them.

This author has a really captivating and piercing writing style imo, that really is quite haunting and is making me reflect on some things!

seethinglloron's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is what I'm talking about. I love Scholfield's shorter form work on various social medias, and I have put off reading this or On Sunday for way too long, and I see now how wrong I was. Incredible prose here, thick and rich with imagery and violent imaginings of Afro-gothic themes. Wow!

jay_nicole's review

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

spacebeyonce's review

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adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Top 3 favorite stories are gonna have to go to:

1) what we owe each other
2) what dinah knew
3) ain't no grave

Runner up will be just a little snack because it gave me the nauseous heebie jeebies, it was fun.

notsumi's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

sweetling's review

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2.0

I'm glad I finished this because the last two stories were interesting, but this definitely let me down as someone who reads a lot of gory horror. None of the stories really seemed disturbing, and mostly just seemed like ideas that weren't very well thought out. An attempt at body horror and gore that really didn't make me feel much.

2000s's review

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4.0

This was a treat to read, absolutely delectable and whimsical horror. Niecey's Garden was the standout to me with how it perfected this dazzling, morbid, obsessive vibe. And the title story and What We Owe Each Other had me fearing for my life.

I was very curious about the worldbuilding and characters in some of the stories and think they could be expanded into full length novels, like Something Got a Hold of Me and What Dinah Knew. Some of them worked rlly well as short stories too tho (the poetic justice of In Which Two Women Kill a Man!)

Overall, I can't wait to watch this author's writing grow in the future.

lynxpardinus's review

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challenging dark reflective

5.0

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starslang's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

katecassi's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

Amazing stories! What We Owe Each Other is the undeniable star of this collection, haunting and harrowing and so, so visceral. All the stories are fantastic though! If you like gothic horror and horror fantasy, you have got to get in on this.

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