kelseyat's review against another edition
4.0
A very good--and very surprising--collection of short stories. I haven't read anything by Steven Heighton before, and would like to read more.
canadianbookworm's review
4.0
This collection of short stories offers wonderful variety. Each story stands alone, with the voices individual. Some men, some women, many facing a life-changing event, or dealing with the aftermath of one. The writing is wonderfully done, with interesting turns of phrase. A favourite example: "In a world where there isn't enough importance to go around, men like him, who need a lot of it, will always be disappointed."
I loved the variety of settings: urban Japan, the Okanagon Desert, a drug trial institution, an outdoor city ice rink at night. And the characters, some comfortable in their lives, some trying to find their way. A collection like this shows the range of the author. I'll definitely be recommending this collection.
I loved the variety of settings: urban Japan, the Okanagon Desert, a drug trial institution, an outdoor city ice rink at night. And the characters, some comfortable in their lives, some trying to find their way. A collection like this shows the range of the author. I'll definitely be recommending this collection.
amino's review
3.0
Maybe I'll feel differently about it the second time around but the some stories were a bit of a drag to get through (I didn't particularly enjoy those told in second-person) while every now and then there'd he a story I didn't want to end. Noughts and Crosses was one of those stories and so was Those Who Would Be More. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's narrative style, however, and I'm positive this won't be the last thing by Heighton I'll read. It was also refreshing to read about places I know of and the fact that his setting was familiar was nice too.
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