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Kink: Stories by R.O. Kwon, Garth Greenwell

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san04's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted 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

2.5

kleine_elster_'s review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

2.75

gicalabria's review against another edition

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2.0

adorei principalmente os contos de chris kraus e carmen maria machado, e o de brandon taylor também é muito bom. esses acabam saltando à página pela qualidade geral ser tão irregular e até as temáticas serem bem inconsistentes. senti que faltou edição (ou briefing?). se dependesse das que eu gostei, seriam 4 estrelas entusiásticas, mas a coleção como um todo é bem mediana.

ps a pessoa que escreveu a história sobre assediar a prima deveria estar na PRISÃO abram uma investigação federal agora……..

[li por recomendação de anya taylor joy e agora estou duvidando do gosto dela]

krilves's review against another edition

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medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

this review is probably going to be unfair. I thought, when I picked this up, that it was a collection of non-fiction essays. that's my fault, for not reading the cover copy properly. once I started reading and realised it was fiction, I was already disappointed: not a great way to start something, but fine: I decided to stick with it and read it on its own merits.

and here's where it gets unfair: this is a literary collection which means that while some of the stories were good, they just...didn't really do anything. I can see some of them being used in school curriculums, they feel like the kind of short stories I was made to read in school and do homework about it. and it's unfair to judge a book for being something it's not, like, I *know* this isn't a collection of sexy stories. they're not meant to titillate. they're not erotica. they're literary. I just think I would have enjoyed it more if they were, because the literary-ness of the stories just kind of ruined the kink.

so anyway. this wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not sure I feel particularly enriched for having read this collection either. the last one especially was a huge what the fuck is this - not because it was kinky (it wasn't really) but because there were weird tangents about idk philosophy and shit that didn't seem to have any relevance to the story itself. it felt like literary wanking, which, to put it bluntly, is not my kink. ha.

abbeydell's review against another edition

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3.0

carmen maria machado <3 <3 <3

babyhairs's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

this book seems to be written for a white, cishet and monogamous audience, and is much more about straight sex than kink/bdsm. lots of problematic and even abusive power dynamics are platformed and glorified. i would recommend other books if you’re looking for content outside the realm of 50 shades of gray.