Reviews

Dieci dicembre by George Saunders

scohen_'s review against another edition

5.0

Saunder’s prose is so ordinary yet so elegant… the effect of this being that his vignettes latch on to your soul and shake it up a little, so you emerge from a story blinking away emotions you aren’t sure you’ve exactly felt before, at least not like this.
These character sketches had me quite literally weeping, cackling, and at moments, actually scared…they speak to loss, loneliness, manipulation, and woven between it all, fierce, undiluted humanity.
Not to be sooo obnoxious but storytelling masters like these remind me why I read: to literally feel more alive

nongshaw's review against another edition

5.0

oh yeah

jezstockdale's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

littleashes99's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

0.5

del_rea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

booccmaster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.25

pklawton's review against another edition

5.0

As good as it gets. Best shorts collection I've read in a while. Believe the hype.

thatone2112's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mattsombrero's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

3.5

planc25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25