heather_e's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5


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charlesalexander's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

definitely a brutally honest book. interesting. makes you think. 🤔 

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lily1304's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I really liked the first story, but the other three are just downers :(

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qwerty88's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

don't read if you don't want to feel infuriated

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obviousthings's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Short story collections are usually hit-or-miss for me, but I really liked this one. The first and last stories were my favourites.

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grexy's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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lilychan's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

A collection of four stories. The first one, Unauthorized Bread, hooked me in with its promising cast and tone. The completionist in me was reluctant to put it down, but I do advise that you do. The remaining three were tedious. Model Minority really asked me to put the book down. Radicalized is an easy-to-anger read. Masque of the Red Death I speed read for the stat. 

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ricealum's review against another edition

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dark hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Four novellas ranging from good to excellent. One is the best take on post-apocalypse society I have ever read. Another is about a woman stuck with a non-functioning oven that will only cook items approved by the vendor, and when the vendor goes under, the over stops cooking. She learns to hack the oven to accept any ingredients, and is thrilled to be able to bake "unauthorized bread" -- as are the friends she shares with!

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