Reviews

The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories by Ladee Hubbard

watson's review

slow-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

1.0

What a load of crap

taraminter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

mznayluv's review

emotional reflective sad

4.0

collie98's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

jennikreads's review

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Infidelity, Racism, and Drug use

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Confinement

bethreadsandnaps's review

2.0

I had wanted a collection that resembled Stories from the Tenants Downstairs or The Women of Brewster Place. I found this collection frustrating because the writing was rather obtuse/not accessible (a story of yams being a metaphor). There were a lot of characters, and you had to really work at getting all the connections among the stories. 

I think it comes down to the fact that it felt like the author wanted the reader to put in a considerable amount of work while reading this, and as a reader I was frustrated by that. 

alohanea's review against another edition

challenging inspiring tense 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

5.0

ceedoubleu's review

5.0

I really enjoyed this interwoven collection of short stories as a whole but most appreciated how it was written! I can see this being used for a book club discussion as there are a lot of takeaways.

doglady_reads's review

emotional reflective sad medium-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

lori_reads_everything's review

3.0

3.5 ⭐️