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znvisser's review against another edition
2.0
This was lying around for a while, but at some point I was reading five books at the same time of which I didn’t really love three - time to get this over with. The good news is that once I powered through, I came to some more interesting stories, but not enough to safe this for me.
I generally have a love-hate relationship with short story collections: I am so happy to find good ones, but unfortunately there is a greater chance they leave me entirely unimpressed. Sadly, this collection was more a case of the latter. I didn’t DNF tho, because with every new author came a new opportunity for enjoyment that I refused to give up on.
This has peaked my interest to read more of Chibundu Onuzo and Claire Kohda (oh scratch the latter, two stories on dead animals is a pattern I’d rather not get involved with). Furthermore, it has confirmed Margaret Atwood just doesn’t do much for me; it made Ali Smith’s Autumn drop further down my TBR; and pushed Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident higher up.
However, I just finished this and already have a hard time recalling any of these stories, so overall this was a no.
I generally have a love-hate relationship with short story collections: I am so happy to find good ones, but unfortunately there is a greater chance they leave me entirely unimpressed. Sadly, this collection was more a case of the latter. I didn’t DNF tho, because with every new author came a new opportunity for enjoyment that I refused to give up on.
This has peaked my interest to read more of Chibundu Onuzo and Claire Kohda (oh scratch the latter, two stories on dead animals is a pattern I’d rather not get involved with). Furthermore, it has confirmed Margaret Atwood just doesn’t do much for me; it made Ali Smith’s Autumn drop further down my TBR; and pushed Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident higher up.
However, I just finished this and already have a hard time recalling any of these stories, so overall this was a no.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal cruelty
chrissy_booknook's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Bullying
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