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colinbischoff's review
3.0
Some good stories, but felt a bit long. I enjoyed Ernie Wang's "Stay Brave, My Hercules" and the last two stories, Hadley Moore's "Ordinary Circumstances" and Xavier Navarro Aquino's "Caníbal the Real Deal" were both pretty heartbreaking.
emilyinherhead's review
4.0
Having read other literary journals before that I wasn’t super impressed with, I was pleasantly surprised by this issue of McSweeney’s. I’m a new subscriber, and while everything I read wasn’t my favorite, I feel like I found at least something to like in each of these pieces. Standouts for me were: “The Interview” (Nick Arvin), “Crazy” (Mia McKenzie), “The Summer Father” (Laura Adamczyk), “The Rite of Baptism” (Michael Andreasen), “This Everything” (Emma Hooper), and “Ordinary Circumstances” (Hadley Moore).
kawai's review
4.0
I didn't love every story/poem/piece in this issue, but that's rarely the case; but the best pieces I loved, along with the physical construction of the issue itself.
questingnotcoasting's review
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I'd never heard of McSweeney's before I found this in a charity shop. I picked it up because the cover was interesting but after looking into it further I was a lot more intrigued. While I skipped a few stories which weren't holding my attention, generally I really enjoyed it. It includes a wide range of writing styles and genres and my favourites were by Mia Mckenzie and Hadley Moore.
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