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frankensteinscreature's review against another edition
2.0
Not nearly weird enough! I wanted dolls and body horror and powerful women and was met with incessant heteronormativity and frankly boring stories, terribly disappointing.
adrianasturalvarez's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? N/A
4.0
Weird, grimy, and highly literary. Some of my favorite things. Grudova's prose took me on a dark journey into places where sewing machines are dangerous and literally anything can happen to the characters I'm reading. At their best these stories spin their own worlds into graceful punctuations of lost humanity. This was a very impressive collection of work.
lumea19's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Thnx Pien voor het aanbevelen van deze fever-dream-uit-de-hel van een boek! 😂
kaiyear's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
savvylit's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
Grudova utilizes repetition to paint a portrait of a grotesque parallel world. Sewing machines, dolls, pregnancy, women's labor juxtaposed by men's academia, tins of food, stickiness... Each story makes a statement about direct and passive violence within an extreme patriarchy.
Ultimately, these stories were often too immersive! I left The Doll's Alphabet feeling like I'd narrowly escaped the oppressive and claustrophobic circumstances of Grudova's world.
Ultimately, these stories were often too immersive! I left The Doll's Alphabet feeling like I'd narrowly escaped the oppressive and claustrophobic circumstances of Grudova's world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy
arden_time's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25