sillysausagezj's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
cestelaine's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up.
This collection hooked me in with the first story (Bad Boy) but didn’t deliver as much as I hoped throughout. The popularity of her story Cat Person speaks volumes & Roupenian’s writing is articulate and accomplished.
It was just that some of her stories fell a bit flat. They built well but the endings felt half-finished and didn’t achieve the same impact with the final closing lines.
These stories turn a magnifying glass to the dark and dirty and they’ll definitely get under your skin. I guess I was hoping for more depth than I felt I found overall in the collection.
Fans of Samanta Schweblin, Intan Paramaditha and Shobha Rao might also enjoy this short story collection.
This collection hooked me in with the first story (Bad Boy) but didn’t deliver as much as I hoped throughout. The popularity of her story Cat Person speaks volumes & Roupenian’s writing is articulate and accomplished.
It was just that some of her stories fell a bit flat. They built well but the endings felt half-finished and didn’t achieve the same impact with the final closing lines.
These stories turn a magnifying glass to the dark and dirty and they’ll definitely get under your skin. I guess I was hoping for more depth than I felt I found overall in the collection.
Fans of Samanta Schweblin, Intan Paramaditha and Shobha Rao might also enjoy this short story collection.
li3v3's review against another edition
Too horrendous, messed up story, sexual abuse, too dark for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
buttje's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
frrrenciu's review against another edition
4.0
Forse il problema dell'età adulta era che valutavi troppo attentamente le conseguenze delle tue azioni, tanto da ritrovarti con una vita che ti disgustava