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hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
zara89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and War
cursiveknight's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
james1star'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? N/A
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and War
ealasaid_sch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
That said, overall I did like this collection. Some of the stories were more engaging than others, and the one that's just an interview between her and Orwell was by far my least favorite. But I liked both the ones about the "main character" of sorts, though her grief hit a little too close to home at times (for one of them I wrote "fuck. This one is good but I hate it. It would be good to read if. If. I don't want to ever want to read this"), and the ones that were entirely standalone (my favorite was the alien one). I'm not the biggest fan of short story collections in general, if only because it takes me longer to get through them when I'm constantly having to readjust to an entirely new story/world/premise. But overall I did like this book, all things considered.
Thanks to Netgalley and Doubleday Books for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail