Reviews

Attrib.: And Other Stories by Eley Williams

oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition

3.0

Linguistic gymnastics which don’t always work but when they do, they do.

alyssa_sian_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

annegrmn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

ashleyyount's review against another edition

3.0

quirky. I like this authors style in short-story form so I preferred this over The Liars Dictionary

krobart's review against another edition

4.0

See my review here: https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/review-2031-attrib-and-other-stories/

davethescot's review against another edition

5.0

It is an absolute delight of a book. Elley Williams' use of language provides an absolute beauty to the reader.

hannibanani29's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

mightymeep's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 - some of the stories are excellent though.

bribreads's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-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

2.5

As much as I love a good jeux des mots, I could NOT get into this book. It’s a light read and pretty easy to breeze through. I liked two stories alright, and was pretty bored for the rest. I listened to the author read one story from this collection on a podcast, and enjoyed it more the second time. These stories are syntactically difficult to follow (which is of course the point) and reveal an obsession with the minutiae of language (again, the point, but a tiresome one). This collection was quirky and inventive, but lacked heart. I wouldn’t reread. 

kianacynthia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

This was written so beautifully I wish the book was longer, each story conveys all kinds of emotions from sadness to dread to love.  Would so read again as a comfort book.