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e_cobbe's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
4.0
The stories are best consumed a handful at a time. I don’t think the book needs the gimmicky framework.
steamy_earl_of_grey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
reaghan527's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
galexy_glimmer's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This is a collection of 100 word short stories. It is incredibly hard to define. Each story is so very different. There was not a single one that I did not heavily enjoy. The intensity of emotions that I would flip through was almost nauseating, but in a good way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime and Racism
hannah_greendale's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
kleonard's review
2.0
Like many others, I read Bantock's Griffin and Sabine books with some pleasure, mostly because I wasn't really thinking too hard when I was reading them. But the shine has gone off; this newest book, a collection of "drabbles," or 100-word stories, while full of references to a wide variety of other literature and beautiful language and pretty words strung together, is also full of the male gaze, objectifying women. It gets pretty gross. In addition, I don't love the conceit: the author found a manuscript, but it's out of order, Can readers figure out the intended order, and is there a hidden message? This kind of presentation is often--and certainly is, in this case--an author trying to prove how smart they are, and telling their readers that they have to work harder to figure out what the author actually means to say.
inkreads's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This book has me utterly entranced for four main reasons;
1. Wordplay: A drabble is a short piece of fiction of exactly 100 words
2. The efforts taken by the author and publisher to match the stories and icons must have taken a lot of time, and coffee. The stories and icons are so deliciously random and convoluted that there is a temptation to break each icon down to its constituent parts to try and find patterns that will allow them to be used in different combinations, making this book delightfully meditative. This may be an intention reminiscent of the era in which the author surmises that the stories were written (1960s/ 1970s)
3. The back story: It's so nice to place the endeavour in space and time, and give it a new lease of life decades later (I will not spoil the backstory as that sets the reader up for the book)
4. The Artwork: It is a delightful mix of psychedelia and cave painting/ chalk hill figure styles, perhaps drawn in ink and watercolour and I found myself turning the page and thinking of my own alternative drabbles
This is a book that is multi-faceted and you see something new every time. It is a pleasure to get lost in the stories and familiarise yourself with the images. Beautifully done
This glorious book was gratefully received from NetGalley and I leave my review voluntarily
1. Wordplay: A drabble is a short piece of fiction of exactly 100 words
2. The efforts taken by the author and publisher to match the stories and icons must have taken a lot of time, and coffee. The stories and icons are so deliciously random and convoluted that there is a temptation to break each icon down to its constituent parts to try and find patterns that will allow them to be used in different combinations, making this book delightfully meditative. This may be an intention reminiscent of the era in which the author surmises that the stories were written (1960s/ 1970s)
3. The back story: It's so nice to place the endeavour in space and time, and give it a new lease of life decades later (I will not spoil the backstory as that sets the reader up for the book)
4. The Artwork: It is a delightful mix of psychedelia and cave painting/ chalk hill figure styles, perhaps drawn in ink and watercolour and I found myself turning the page and thinking of my own alternative drabbles
This is a book that is multi-faceted and you see something new every time. It is a pleasure to get lost in the stories and familiarise yourself with the images. Beautifully done
This glorious book was gratefully received from NetGalley and I leave my review voluntarily
jrangel1's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? No
4.25
bluenancyhawaii's review
4.0
This collection of "drabbles" - 100-word stories - accompanied by little drawings is sometimes humorous, sometimes thought-provoking, and always a treat for Bantock fans.