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Furies: The Virago Book of Wild Writing by Kamila Shamsie, Caroline O'Donoghue, Helen Oyeyemi, Emma Donoghue, Kirsty Logan, CN Lester, Linda Grant, Ali Smith, Claire Kohda, Margaret Atwood, Chibundu Onuzo, Susie Boyt, Rachel Seiffert, Stella Duffy
2 reviews
znvisser's review against another edition
2.0
This was lying around for a while, but at some point I was reading five books at the same time of which I didn’t really love three - time to get this over with. The good news is that once I powered through, I came to some more interesting stories, but not enough to safe this for me.
I generally have a love-hate relationship with short story collections: I am so happy to find good ones, but unfortunately there is a greater chance they leave me entirely unimpressed. Sadly, this collection was more a case of the latter. I didn’t DNF tho, because with every new author came a new opportunity for enjoyment that I refused to give up on.
This has peaked my interest to read more of Chibundu Onuzo and Claire Kohda (oh scratch the latter, two stories on dead animals is a pattern I’d rather not get involved with). Furthermore, it has confirmed Margaret Atwood just doesn’t do much for me; it made Ali Smith’s Autumn drop further down my TBR; and pushed Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident higher up.
However, I just finished this and already have a hard time recalling any of these stories, so overall this was a no.
I generally have a love-hate relationship with short story collections: I am so happy to find good ones, but unfortunately there is a greater chance they leave me entirely unimpressed. Sadly, this collection was more a case of the latter. I didn’t DNF tho, because with every new author came a new opportunity for enjoyment that I refused to give up on.
This has peaked my interest to read more of Chibundu Onuzo and Claire Kohda (oh scratch the latter, two stories on dead animals is a pattern I’d rather not get involved with). Furthermore, it has confirmed Margaret Atwood just doesn’t do much for me; it made Ali Smith’s Autumn drop further down my TBR; and pushed Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident higher up.
However, I just finished this and already have a hard time recalling any of these stories, so overall this was a no.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal cruelty
chrissy_booknook's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Bullying
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