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elena_gabriela's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
tessa728's review against another edition
2.0
the ideas were interesting but i didn’t like the writing style, i couldn’t really get into it. i also skipped some stories & loved the titular story the most
charlie9's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
1.75
grievingfortheliving's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.0
kat_in_space's review against another edition
4.0
Eine düstere, aber sehr aufschlussreiche Kurzgeschichtensammlung. Bora Chung kombiniert groteske Horrorelemente mit Elementen der Scifi, feministischen Literatur, Fantasy und Märchen und schafft einen frischen Genre-Mix. Chung kombiniert geschickt groteske Horrorelemente mit Elementen der Science Fiction, feministischen Literatur, Fantasy und Märchen und schafft dadurch einen frischen Genre-Mix.
Das Buch war definitiv eine anspruchsvolle Lektüre. Nach der ersten Kurzgeschichte habe ich kurz darüber nachgedacht, das Buch abzubrechen, da sie zu grotesk und eklig war. Es erforderte Zeit, mich auf dieses Werk einzulassen, da vieles darin verstörend ist, schockiert und herausfordert. Dennoch sind diese grotesken Augenblicke nie Selbstzweck, sondern dienen stets dem Thema der jeweiligen Geschichte und zeichnen ein deprimierendes Bild einer gierigen und egoistischen Gesellschaft, in der Menschen teilweise die schlimmsten Verbrechen begehen, um ihre eigene Gier zu befriedigen.
Definitiv ist dieses Buch nichts für zartbesaitete Gemüter, aber das Lesen lohnt sich. Meine persönlichen Favoriten waren "Der Fluch des Hasen", "Falle" und "Mein glückliches Zuhause".
Das Buch war definitiv eine anspruchsvolle Lektüre. Nach der ersten Kurzgeschichte habe ich kurz darüber nachgedacht, das Buch abzubrechen, da sie zu grotesk und eklig war. Es erforderte Zeit, mich auf dieses Werk einzulassen, da vieles darin verstörend ist, schockiert und herausfordert. Dennoch sind diese grotesken Augenblicke nie Selbstzweck, sondern dienen stets dem Thema der jeweiligen Geschichte und zeichnen ein deprimierendes Bild einer gierigen und egoistischen Gesellschaft, in der Menschen teilweise die schlimmsten Verbrechen begehen, um ihre eigene Gier zu befriedigen.
Definitiv ist dieses Buch nichts für zartbesaitete Gemüter, aber das Lesen lohnt sich. Meine persönlichen Favoriten waren "Der Fluch des Hasen", "Falle" und "Mein glückliches Zuhause".
melaniedike's review against another edition
This book reads like a highschooler, creative writing project in which they do not know how commas work and they have a lot of run-on sentences. This book was sold to me (18 dollars might I add) as a collection of short horror stories, the first “horror” story is quite literally the skibidi toilet meme! I understand what the author was trying to do having taboo or maybe traumatic experiences that women experience like menstruation, pregnancy, bathroom things and making those horrific but the only thing horrific was how bad the writing was!!! I would give this book a 2.5 because I do understand what the author is trying to do they just executed it really.
suprconman99's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
angelatian30's review against another edition
4.0
Really more of a 3.5 star due to the uneven quality of stories for me. This collection really starts out with bangers, but the last few stories really laid flat and lost the horror/ plot twist charms the book had in the beginning.
The head was shocking yet darkly humorous and it set up the expectations that the rest of the collection would continue on this path, but it was more of a down hill ride.
If I had to rate all the stories in order, it’d be 1-6/4-2-3/5-7-8-9-10
Though the experience fluctuated, I still bought Bora Chung’s second book and look forward to it, though cannot lie that it kind of affected my feelings going into it. Hope the SF genre of that one would pick up.
The head was shocking yet darkly humorous and it set up the expectations that the rest of the collection would continue on this path, but it was more of a down hill ride.
If I had to rate all the stories in order, it’d be 1-6/4-2-3/5-7-8-9-10
Though the experience fluctuated, I still bought Bora Chung’s second book and look forward to it, though cannot lie that it kind of affected my feelings going into it. Hope the SF genre of that one would pick up.
ayannasarah's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5