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No One Belongs Here More Than You, by Miranda July

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saguaros's review against another edition

1.0

I did not particularly liked/loved any of the stories in this collection. The most interesting ones for me, though, were:

Something That Needs Nothing
Mon Plaisir
How To Tell Stories To Children

chloechloe's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hydrijen's review against another edition

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3.0

some stories i liked a lot more than others. still have a couple left... you know, saving 'em. (or i got busy... take whichever excuse you like best!)

rauvolfia's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

austinstorm's review against another edition

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1.0

I've been abandoning a lot of books recently, so I tried to resist the urge here. I was reading the book in bed and a spider crawled across me not once but twice. I realized that the crawly feeling I got from the spider was tracking with the crawly feeling these stories were giving me, and finally pulled the ripcord.

I like Miranda July's voice a lot. Unlike some authors, it helps to hear that strong voice from her movies in the stories. They all have a similar narrative voice, and that part works.

And I like some of her stories. I still remember "Shoplifting to Stay Free" from the New Yorker - raw and wild, heartbreaking and insightful.

But after the third story in this collection I decided to highlight the last couple sentences of each story if it was depressing, and realized a quarter of the way through the collection that I was highlighting the end of each one.

The sexual situations are varied, but the bleakness remains as constant as her distinctive voice. After this and "The Future", one feels like this is her outlook, and that makes me sad.

"This pain, this dying, this is just normal. This is how life is. In fact, I realize, there never was an earthquake. Life is just this way, broken, and I am crazy to hope for something else."

"...every person this person has ever known is talking on speakerphone and they are all saying, You have passed the test, it was all just a test, we were only kidding, real life is so much better than that."

"There was nothing in the world that was not a con, suddenly I understood this. Nothing really mattered, and nothing could be lost."