Reviews

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

mollygu's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

lit_laugh_luv's review against another edition

3.0

This lands somewhere between 3 and 4 stars for me, but I'll round it to a 3. A charming collection of short stories that remains fairly consistent in quality throughout. The stories are all dark, atmospheric and surreal, and I found the endings were well done and in line with the themes presented.

My biggest critique is the titles of the short stories - they spoil so much of the reveals! The Great Awake and Granite were standouts, with The Collectables being the only real dud for me.

akadras's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

blvntbaby's review against another edition

4.0

i would read anything by Julia Armfield and this furthered that fact 

submerge's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

smokingintherain's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

xgraveyard_babyx's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

angelicatheherb's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

nkerk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

akshatha_murthy's review against another edition

2.0

The stories were weird & wasn't able to connect with most of them.