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Ghost Lover: Storys | Von der Autorin des #1-SPIEGEL-Bestsellers »Three Women - Drei Frauen« by Lisa Taddeo

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ursacorn's review against another edition

DNF: The writing was fine. I'm just not in the mood to read about more upper class, thin, and beautiful white women complain about their lives....

betty_dav's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Rating this against the likes of animal and three women probably does this a disservice, plus the fact that these short stories were originally published individually and have now been put together in one book — this makes them feel quite repetitive after a while. That said, I cannot fault taddeo’s writing style and I’ll read anything she writes!

cc_carey's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.5

you could put a gun to my head while im reading this book and i stg i wouldn’t even notice

thecirclek's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed Taddeo's Animal. This collection of short stories was more of a mixed bag. I really enjoy her writing, but a lot of the same scenarios and character types and tropes come up over and over, which gives a bit too much repetition when you read them back to back. (Prepare for a lot of distressed middle-aged women masturbating to alleviate their frustration!). I think that the stories on their own are pretty good, but suffer a bit being read so closely to one another.

cathodg's review against another edition

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3.0

I don’t often choose a collection of short stories but having enjoyed Three Women so much I was excited to give this a go. I enjoyed many of the stories but definitely felt a sadness that some of them didn’t have more. It’s my problem with short stories, I often want the good ones to be full novels.

A beautiful collection to dip in and out of , or read in one sitting if that’s your style.

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