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scholarschism's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Bleak. Weirdly sexual throughout, like way more than I would have guessed. Complex representations of queer attraction but few people are actually gay? Some moments of interesting prose, but it was ultimately a chore to finish. I don’t think I will find myself looking back on these stories much, but maybe they’ll take on more interest in hindsight? I wonder if I just don’t “get it”… there were moments of resonance, but it overall felt mostly flat, to me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
rayannotates's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual harassment
calybe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Normally I love short stories, but these were too off-putting and seemed sexually explicit without any reason (in a really tryhard way). Not my kind of weird. I feel like the stories were written as if there is supposed to be some deeper meaning, but lacks the ability to do so. Personally, I did not enjoy it, but it might be for someone elses taste.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
maekay's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Short story collections tend to have a few great stories, a few bad ones, and a lot of meh ones. This collection has two good ones and the rest was a flaming pile of uncomfortable sh*t. The few gems in this collection can't save it from the blatant attempt at provocation/edgy-ness that relies on borderline incest, ephebophilia, exclusively abusive queer relationships, and Asian racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Animal death
zahraa_aj's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
"They wordlessly excused each other for not loving each other as much as they had planned to. "
This was bizarre, to say the least. I found the themes behind some of the stories quite disturbing and would recommend checking TheStoryGraph TW for this one.
The writing style was very interesting and I wanted to read more of her works, the topics are unexpected and told in a peculiar manner but are extremely realistic in nature, which I think is what made me enjoy it.
This was bizarre, to say the least. I found the themes behind some of the stories quite disturbing and would recommend checking TheStoryGraph TW for this one.
The writing style was very interesting and I wanted to read more of her works, the topics are unexpected and told in a peculiar manner but are extremely realistic in nature, which I think is what made me enjoy it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment