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The End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy

obsessioncollector's review against another edition

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emotional reflective

5.0

"The story never changed, always the same words in the same order, the same conspiratorial delivery. So faithful to the first time she'd heard it she didn't believe it anymore."

loreleitenney's review against another edition

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some of the stories slayed, some were like whatever

nessiebooks's review against another edition

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Just not my style of book. Feel like I don’t entirely get what’s the plot of each short story. The front cover blurb gives me a better idea of what’s happening than the actual chapter

dideyanira's review

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sarahruthsreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective

5.0

I thought I didn’t like short story collections; it turns out I just wasn’t reading the right ones because this collection blew me away. Every story packs a punch and leaves an impact. Emotional, beautiful, striking, and sincere. I’m going to keep thinking about many of these stories for a long time. 

rebeccareadabook's review against another edition

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couldn’t get into any of the stories 

kitten94509's review against another edition

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3.75

Hard to read at times, but all the stories were thought provoking. 

madif's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jennyg73's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

tia_mb's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense

3.5