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lizard1508's review against another edition
1.0
DNF. These stories are all incredibly sad and none seem to have even the slightest bit of an uplifting or happy ending. Made it about halfway through them and just cannot finish.
evil_enjoyer's review against another edition
5.0
Like a beautiful, numbing punch in the gut, like a dark lake in a dark forest. I cannot recommend enough, and I can't overstate how I connected with these stories and this language.
yeagleyreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jstein8283's review against another edition
3.0
Series of sweet and sometimes disturbing stories. Relatable but I think reading the stories back to back made the style lose its sense of originality. That being said, I'm glad to have read it and hope this author writes a novel some day.
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think the last story could've been left out, and I would've liked it much better. I think the idea/theme of the last story had already been explored in earlier stories in this collection, and they did a better job of it.
Overall, some strong coming-of-age stories in here.
Overall, some strong coming-of-age stories in here.
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
freshlimetime_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
buttercupita's review against another edition
4.0
Every one of the 9 stories -- all featuring young girls or adolescents -- is fully immersive, and, aside from the first one (that just felt too creepy), poignant.
pbandjamie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
3.5
The Isabel Fish messed me UP
sienaro's review against another edition
2.0
Why must short story collections all be like this?? Mostly depressing, but occasionally funny, but then mostly depressing. I think the majority of this story was rape, also murder, suicide, and more rape. It was actually too predictable to even be depressing by the second or third story because every few paragraphs, someone else was raped or murdered.
To name a few highlights:
-3 deaths that were too gruesome to read
-countless children without parents
-16+ drug addicts
-9 awful (mostly abusive) boyfriends
-2 chapters that I fell asleep halfway through
Great read if you love being disappointed.
To name a few highlights:
-3 deaths that were too gruesome to read
-countless children without parents
-16+ drug addicts
-9 awful (mostly abusive) boyfriends
-2 chapters that I fell asleep halfway through
Great read if you love being disappointed.