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emmabeckman's review against another edition
5.0
Oooo this was so good and eerie. I loved how the story was formatted.
hbreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
5.0
bmonkey's review against another edition
3.0
Solidly enjoyable and it stuck the landing in multiple storylines. If you find yourself wavering, stick with it.
valeriaolsson's review against another edition
Achei o começo estranho um dia tento de novo
suicidylan_epub's review against another edition
4.0
Lo de los kentukis es una idea tan banal pero avanzada que es sorprendente que no la haya implementado algún dueño de Twitter.
Lo mejor fue leer escuchando álbumes de jazz electrónico y IDM.
Lo mejor fue leer escuchando álbumes de jazz electrónico y IDM.
sol_13's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content
erinlcrane's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, a weird good time. I love a SF/speculative book that adds one SF feature to the world and just explores human nature through that. You can endlessly entertain me with that.
In this case we've got kentukis, which I have to say I was picturing as Furbies, populating the world. They exist in this story in a way that I do not think would be possible in the real world. Or it would at least not be as popular as it is in this story. Too invasive, too little control. But you go along with it in the book for the sake of the story.
I love that we explored both kentuki owners and kentuki handlers. We looked at the many reasons why someone might want to own or handle a kentuki and the many ways kentukis could go right or wrong in people's lives. There are themes of loneliness, voyeurism, freedom, private vs public selves, and more. Each POV had a satisfying, if mostly dark, ending.
My main complaint is the structure of this book. I wanted to hear each story in one go. It didn't make sense to me to break them up into different POVs to be parceled out over the whole book. None of the people in these stories connect with the others, so it felt very artificial to break them up. It felt like it was done just to make it more like a novel than a collection of short stories. I would have liked it better as a collection of short stories that were just connected by this idea of the kentukis.
In this case we've got kentukis, which I have to say I was picturing as Furbies, populating the world. They exist in this story in a way that I do not think would be possible in the real world. Or it would at least not be as popular as it is in this story. Too invasive, too little control. But you go along with it in the book for the sake of the story.
I love that we explored both kentuki owners and kentuki handlers. We looked at the many reasons why someone might want to own or handle a kentuki and the many ways kentukis could go right or wrong in people's lives. There are themes of loneliness, voyeurism, freedom, private vs public selves, and more. Each POV had a satisfying, if mostly dark, ending.
My main complaint is the structure of this book. I wanted to hear each story in one go. It didn't make sense to me to break them up into different POVs to be parceled out over the whole book. None of the people in these stories connect with the others, so it felt very artificial to break them up. It felt like it was done just to make it more like a novel than a collection of short stories. I would have liked it better as a collection of short stories that were just connected by this idea of the kentukis.
nicnicthelibrarycat's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0