semilene24's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
fast-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
4.5
absolute_bookery's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Not my favourite to be honest, some good some bad.
a_augustine12's review against another edition
Not an interesting book. It was very strange.
bookaholics_anonymous's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
megan_'s review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
2.75
lotta21's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
katiekip's review against another edition
1.0
Not for me… I listened to the audiobook and that allowed me to keep going, it would have been tough to read. The characters were so disturbing and unlikable that even though I found the stories interesting I kind of couldn’t wait for them to be over.
leilah_'s review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lena_heynen's review against another edition
2.0
I really liked some stories but I thought that others weren't really going somewhere. The sexual details were a bit too much for me and sometimes even disturbing.
rcthomas's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes collections of short stories can be hit or miss, but in this case I enjoyed all of them (though obviously some more than others). The first three stories (The Cowboy Tango, Acknowledgements, and Souterrain) were the strongest in my opinion. Acknowledgements in particular is my personal favorite for its clever use of PoV and nods to metafiction.