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Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
14 reviews
tara_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual harassment
bella_cavicchi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction
papercraftalex's review against another edition
5.0
There’s Gas in the Tank, Louise!: 5 stars, this literally made me cry, it is so emotional. I love the unreliable narrator and I think the way it was done was amazing. This was a good story to wrap up the collection. CW: drugs, child death
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood
erins_library's review
- 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
4.5
A few years back, I narrated the audiobook for Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s The Smell of Other People’s Houses. So when I saw that she had a new book coming out I was so excited and ready to get my hands on it!! I didn’t read too deeply into the synopsis before diving in. All I knew was that it was a short story collection and the title... which gave me some idea. I was pleasantly surprised that all the stories ended up being connected to each other in some way and built off of each one. It reminded me of Bonnie-Sue’s first book with the multiple perspectives and seeing how they all connected. It’s something I really enjoy about her storytelling style!
The stories themselves felt like an ode to small towns and the communities they hold. Small towns get a reputation for being places where nothing happens, life stands still. But these stories are bursting with life, love, heartbreak, tragedy, and more. The characters were great and I especially loved seeing them through new perspectives when they popped up in different stories. I most related to 2 characters in one of the stories who are not outdoorsy camping types, but because they’re Alaskan people expect them to be experts. Very relatable. I flew through the book and think many of you would enjoy it as well. Releases in April!
CW: trauma, sexual abuse, pedophilia, child death, murder, grief, drug use, car crash, wildfire, cheating
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Car accident
Minor: Child death and Murder