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A review by username999
That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote by K.J. Bishop
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I always feel that short story collections for me are always so volatile for me, and especially for weird books like this, I'm worried that it just won't work for me.
Luckily, I can say that while this wasn't perfect, it worked for me more so than it didn't.
I think my main critiques are the order chosen in how these stories where put together, although weird which is the point I'm not sure if there was a point, and that just because something is "weird" I still want the "weirdness" to make sense.
All that's to say my favorite stories in this collection were: "The Love of Beauty", "We the Enclosed", & "Between the Covers" because while still weird, felt like completed stories within their weirdness.
Luckily, I can say that while this wasn't perfect, it worked for me more so than it didn't.
I think my main critiques are the order chosen in how these stories where put together, although weird which is the point I'm not sure if there was a point, and that just because something is "weird" I still want the "weirdness" to make sense.
All that's to say my favorite stories in this collection were: "The Love of Beauty", "We the Enclosed", & "Between the Covers" because while still weird, felt like completed stories within their weirdness.