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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
I don’t always like short stories but this was one of the best I’ve read! Groff is able to give us insight into each character whether we follow them for 10 or 50 pages. Some stories and characters I connected with more than others of course, some I wanted to stay with and others did have confusing endings where I didn’t fully understand what the point was. I think I’ve found that I enjoy short stories more when I’ve read the author’s novels first, and can therefore better understand their writing style and appreciate the stories and characters more!
I marked quite a few pages/passages-I love Lauren Groff’s lyrical writing and exploration on humanity! I enjoyed the first half of the collection much more than the second half.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Rape, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, and Vomit
plumfieldpages's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
frogreads_'s review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was a very interesting short story book. Some of these stories were so long that i got wrapped up in them. I am left feeling...complicated. Hollow and grateful. So small.
This book is so entirely human. The good, bad, ugly, lost, confusing. Small little worlds like shores ravaged by storms only to see a bright dawn. Bittersweet. A cry behind the eyes.
Her prose is a poetic dagger. Everything is explained so well that you might as well be in there with the character too. The last short story, "Yport," i might as well have gone on vacation myself because i almost smelled the salty air. "Above and Below" was my favorite because it hurt so much and really told me how much i actually have and that it can be lost at any time. I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes tense slice of life fiction stories.
This book is so entirely human. The good, bad, ugly, lost, confusing. Small little worlds like shores ravaged by storms only to see a bright dawn. Bittersweet. A cry behind the eyes.
Her prose is a poetic dagger. Everything is explained so well that you might as well be in there with the character too. The last short story, "Yport," i might as well have gone on vacation myself because i almost smelled the salty air. "Above and Below" was my favorite because it hurt so much and really told me how much i actually have and that it can be lost at any time. I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes tense slice of life fiction stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Classism
Minor: Rape, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
goldenaces00's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
About women unhappy in their roles as mothers, wives, caretakers. A collection of short stories, follows many characters in different times and places.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Minor: Death and Mental illness
elliekg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Vomit