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el_wheel's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think Ginsberg has potential and some good social commentary, but there's also definitely room for improvement and polishing. For example, I found many spelling errors/doubled words/etc. which always pulls me out of a book. I also think at times Ginsberg is too wordy in the wrong places- more tell than show. I also agree that the short stories and poems didn't necessarily make sense in a collection together. However, I did enjoy most of the stories and some of the poetry. The title story for example was well done. I think there's potential here for sure.
mandm02's review
challenging
3.0
I only read the poems, the stories were kind of boring. The poems were mostly about the state of the country and how our country is going to crap. Not so much about personal poems. Would read some of them again.
easemily's review
3.5
These short stories were hit or miss. I kept seeing it on Tik Tok promoted by the creator and so I finally got it. I was excited for them and thought they would be hard hitting and poignant short stories and metaphors. They were good, but like… idk just not what I wanted. Now that it’s been a few months I don’t even remember most of the stories. I definitely remember there being some of them I liked more than others, but not really any that mega stood out.
nshali20's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.0
calamitydane's review
dark
emotional
3.5
I liked the short stories overall. They reflected dystopian futures based on the way America is heading. The poetry seemed disjointed from that, mostly about the writer's depression and wasn't really my cup of tea overall. The ones that said more about society were good though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War, and Classism