Reviews

Tenth of December by George Saunders

missyjohnson's review against another edition

1.0

sometimes I hate that I get into the the mode of "finish what you start" this was one that I should have put aside early on but i finished instead. depressing stories I fell for the National book award label on the front. this book was a finalist. I wonder why, maybe a slow year

louisejulig's review against another edition

I adored A Swim In a Pond In the Rain, and thought the audiobook of Lincoln in the Bardo was a little weird but cool, so I picked up Tenth of December when I saw it at a used bookstore. But I usually read books before going to sleep and the first two stories in this collection gave me really disturbing dreams. I don’t read a lot of fiction to begin with and just do not think I am a Saunders short story person. I kept the book for a couple years thinking I might try again but then gave up. 

bielders's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

stangre's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

moviesnob04's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

chrizzo1's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

mculley's review against another edition

4.75

Nick Offerman called George Saunders the Buddha and I kind of agree

jannagregory's review against another edition

5.0

If you love short stories, please don't let this collection escape your attention. The stories are inventive and riveting. I doled them out to myself like the most coveted pieces of chocolate in the box.

helloclarisse's review against another edition

4.0

i randomly saw an ad for the new netflix movie with Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller called "Spiderhead", based off on this short story and decided I wanted to check it out.

Really interesting concept. It was just a short story so there's not much depth or background to it but I enjoyed the world he created and the crumbs he left. I don't think I'll watch the movie but I recommend the story -- it's a quick read you can finish in a couple of minutes.

deanashuman's review against another edition

4.0

The SGD story is definitely the star of this collection- a dystopian world where a young girl questioning a bizarre, thoughtlessly cruel trend is seen as idealistic, naive. At turns funny, horrifying, thought-provoking... this collection of stories is my first experience of Saunders, and my interest is definitely peaked.