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A review by renreads2much
Madagascar: New and Selected Stories by Steven Schwartz
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Read the first part of the first short story on the “End of Year” celebration at my school. After that it was a lot of school work and POL’s, I didn’t have time to continue.
(UPDATE: I Picked it back up after POL's and have actually finished it now on July 9th 2024. Summer has been draining as well. Not much better than being in school in all honesty, but that's besides the point, I finished the damn book.)
I really enjoyed all of these short stories, I don't remember or recall any that I had disliked. They all had charming aspects in some way or another, I found it interesting to read from a male perspective/man orientated collection as I am normally more drawn to woman and their voices instead. After reading this, I feel more encouraged to read more from the male perspective, this book holds the beauty and ache of boyhood and shows the complexities of growing into the body of a man and or simply living as one.
(UPDATE: I Picked it back up after POL's and have actually finished it now on July 9th 2024. Summer has been draining as well. Not much better than being in school in all honesty, but that's besides the point, I finished the damn book.)
I really enjoyed all of these short stories, I don't remember or recall any that I had disliked. They all had charming aspects in some way or another, I found it interesting to read from a male perspective/man orientated collection as I am normally more drawn to woman and their voices instead. After reading this, I feel more encouraged to read more from the male perspective, this book holds the beauty and ache of boyhood and shows the complexities of growing into the body of a man and or simply living as one.