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charlottemarie17'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? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
owenwilsonbaby's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I loved this! Not all of the stories compelled me to the same degree but Folk does have a consistently fluid and charismatic writing style. My favourite stories were probably Out There, A Scale Model of Gull Point and Big Sur. Big Sur was my absolute favourite. After a collection of relatively cynical stories, playing the ‘blot’ concept / world-building completely straight was very emotional and I was tearing up at the end. Roger, my beloved bisexual robot.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
znvisser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It’s impressive how Folk manages to weave an interesting and entertaining story about any weird premise, often commenting on society’s flaws, while involving weird magical dystopian elements and sincere human emotions in which loneliness, longing and dissatisfaction are most recurring. It’s full of creepy weirdness and since I happened to have found a new love for this the current year, it certainly was a match for me. Definitely felt there was more variation in plot than characters though, but probably would have minded this less if I’d spread out the stories over more time like I usually would with a collection.
I appreciated all of the stories more or less equally, but will probably be thinking the longest about Big Sur (perfect ending) and The Bone Ward
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Stalking
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Drug abuse
frankieclc's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Mental illness
savvylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Fellow lovers of weird fiction, this one is for you!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying
aileron'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity and Stalking
meagangrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Stalking, and Alcohol
jmbibliophile's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death
anarchist_al'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
beccam22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
🖤🪞Black Mirror
🌀🪄 A.S. King
🔪💉Light Horror
Out there - 5 ⭐️
The last woman on earth -5⭐️
Heart seek brain -4⭐️
The void wife -3⭐️
Shelter - 4⭐️
The head in the floor - 2⭐️
Tahoe - 2⭐️
The bone ware - 5⭐️
Doe eyes - 2⭐️
The houses beating heart - 2 ⭐️
A scale model of gull point - 4⭐️
Dating a somnambulist -2 ⭐️
Moist house - 4 ⭐️
The turkey rumble - 3⭐️
Big Sur - 5⭐️
Going off average of the stories this is a 4⭐️ for me but the 5s really stood out and the writing was brilliant
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Sexism