erthxy's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the short stories, diary and letters. The plays felt a little tedious and scattered, but still good.
lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
4.0
The three short stories and novel fragments were a strong start, I enjoyed how frank they were, how unapologetic. The letters and diary/memoir were also interesting. It was the plays and screenplays where my interest waned because of the stage directions, they distracted me from the text when read aloud.
This isn't a solid 5/5 like her short story collection Whatever Happened to Interracial Love but for those who want more Kathleen Collins it's worth a read.
This isn't a solid 5/5 like her short story collection Whatever Happened to Interracial Love but for those who want more Kathleen Collins it's worth a read.
herasrevenge88's review against another edition
2.0
This book was kind of all over the place. I enjoyed the stories, letters and notes from her diary but the transitions between were nonexistent and quite jarring. It made this book difficult to enjoy in my opinion. I was not a big fan of the screenplays. I enjoy reading plays but I believe I would’ve only enjoyed watching these screenplays.
erthx's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the short stories, diary and letters. The plays felt a little tedious and scattered, but still good.
tenten's review
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? Yes
4.0
through reading this i realized i’m not a huge fan of reading scripts, plays (with the exception of like. Shakesepare) and screenplays. i really enjoyed the short stories and even the novel excerpt, and the first play about the brothers was really good. but as i kept reading more of the plays my interest waned a bit. overall though, i really enjoyed this book and this resurgence of Kathleen Collins’s work is great. i loved Whatever Happened to Interracial Love, and i’m glad to add another work of hers to my bookshelf.
erthx's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the short stories, diary and letters. The plays felt a little tedious and scattered, but still good.
torrie_reads's review against another edition
4.0
I want to preface this to say that this had some great stories in it and the letters were really interesting.
It is a collected works so it's a little bit of everything.
It has letters that she wrote, short stories, and also screen plays.
I loved the letters and stories.
I can't really say with the screen plays because I couldn't get lost in them. That means nothing about the quality of the work, they all seemed interesting. I just couldn't enjoy the format. But if you enjoy reading screen plays then you should pick up this collection for sure.
It is a collected works so it's a little bit of everything.
It has letters that she wrote, short stories, and also screen plays.
I loved the letters and stories.
I can't really say with the screen plays because I couldn't get lost in them. That means nothing about the quality of the work, they all seemed interesting. I just couldn't enjoy the format. But if you enjoy reading screen plays then you should pick up this collection for sure.