mck_belle's review
5.0
The best short story collection I've ever read. Every single one was so GOOD. Arimah has a gift of spinning details into interesting stories and characters, yet keeping them short and sweet.
iliune's review
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
ranti's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
ladynigelia's review against another edition
5.0
I skipped LeVar’s into this time and came into the story cold. I much preferred it that way. I went back to listen to the intro after I finished the story and agree with his points but liked not looking for them the whole time.
The story itself is masterful. It does the word building beautifully and smoothly. We have reasons to care about the context before we’re presented with what’s different between our world and this world.
I’ll definitely be thinking of it for quite a while!
The story itself is masterful. It does the word building beautifully and smoothly. We have reasons to care about the context before we’re presented with what’s different between our world and this world.
I’ll definitely be thinking of it for quite a while!
kjboldon's review
5.0
Sometimes funny, often tragic, always powerful and provoking.
On second read: these stories, most about the fraught relations between daughters and mothers, are often breathtakingly, exquisitely sad. There are sentences that pierce the heart.
On second read: these stories, most about the fraught relations between daughters and mothers, are often breathtakingly, exquisitely sad. There are sentences that pierce the heart.
jess_segraves's review
5.0
So many great collections of short stories lately. This book is incredible. "Windfalls" and "Who Will Greet You at Home" feel like snippets from much larger stories. Arimah manages to switch from modern day to futuristic dystopian to mythology without missing a beat. I'll be preordering her novel.
beholdtheanimals's review
4.0
Witty and dark and magical and featuring some of the most well-written "wayward" girls I've read in a while. My only gripe is that some of the stories felt kinda novelistic, but ended at a point of tension that felt almost cliffhanger-esque and I wanted more! Then again, how much of a gripe is it to say that you want more of these characters and their lives? It's certainly not the worst, and I'm really glad I finally got around to reading this.