Reviews

Blood in the Thread by Cheri Kamei

indiareadsalot's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

sartreia's review

5.0

Link to story on Tor:

https://www.tor.com/2021/05/12/blood-in-the-thread-cheri-kamei/?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_term=tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter&utm_content=na-readblog-blogpost&utm_campaign=tordotcom&e=b662556f9c3170e5cad6d613cc2ececb16edb6f88f8d15d7d773f73464ca882b

cosmogyral's review

emotional sad

3.0

emmal_'s review

challenging dark 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

3.5

abception's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

hollymakesawish's review

5.0

I first heard the Crane Wife story on a Decemberists album ten years ago and I’m still haunted by the way violence and exploitation is so twisted up with love in that story. Cheri’s retelling is so beautiful, it’s still haunting but there’s real love here too between these two women, in spite of the violence of men. There’s hope.

anna_m_k's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

A quick short story that reimagines the original Japanese folktale in the Golden Age of Hollywood, Blood in the Thread is excellent. Told in the second person, it adds an intimacy that pulls at your heart.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

kotabee's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0