eeechooo's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
rltinha's review against another edition
3.0
Não só padece do "defeito" prosa curta, como a escrita é a típica do gajo niilista com pulsões psicopatas que é o rei das piadas de snack-bar para indivíduos com QI superior a 120. Um jovem adulto tomará isto como a última bolacha do pacote, quem já tenha lido muito deste cinismo virtuoso sentirá menor entusiasmo, sobretudo se não se fascinar com o sadismo latente a uma pretensa crítica mordaz aos padrões sócio-económicos dominantes na sociedade norte-americana.
thejameswhitman's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gabesteller's review against another edition
4.0
Jeeeezus this was dark. But also funny as hell and i am here for it!
Side notes:
Lots of Ghosts! Def can see the seeds of some ideas that end up in Lincoln in the Bardo
also Having finally read a bit of Vonnegut, his influence is all over Saunders stuff. I should probably read some more of him.
Side notes:
Lots of Ghosts! Def can see the seeds of some ideas that end up in Lincoln in the Bardo
also Having finally read a bit of Vonnegut, his influence is all over Saunders stuff. I should probably read some more of him.
mcdal's review against another edition
Never have I felt so called out by an Author’s Note
bbshams's review against another edition
5.0
some of the most emotionally charged stories i’ve ever read! often tragic, often dystopian, can almost be overwhelming at times, each story feeling like a sort of gut punch. the prose is subtle and at the same time stunning, and saunders has a knack for making you truly care for his characters....or hate them! either way, you find yourself invested entirely.
bookhawk's review against another edition
3.0
I added this book to my reading list because it was on Esquire’s List of 75 Books Every Man Should Read several years ago. It is a good entertaining, funny read at times and probably best suited for short story lovers. Part of it reminded me of Forrest Gump by Winston Groom in the outlandishness of the story.
mjfawcett's review against another edition
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.5