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Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories by Brian Evenson

jules_withaxe's review

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

3.5

bookbabenails's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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These stories were like a fever dream that I didn't want to continue reading - and I mean that in the best way possible. These were the perfect creepy stories to read in October. The themes lean heavily into absurdity and surrealism, but in a sinister, speculative fiction type of way. I found myself thinking, Oh damn, what IF??? several times while reading this.

As with any other short story collection, there were stories I liked more than others. The opening story sets the mood for the book perfectly and it's only a couple pages long!

haunted_atoms's review

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The stories are all quite short which makes for a quick read. Some are better than others but overall the writing is very well done. A few incredibly spooky ones in the collection and an uncomfortable vibe throughout. But Trigger Warnings had me in tears laughing lol.

dirtsnake's review

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5.0

Absolutely incredible writing and a brilliant way to get back into reading!! A collection of short stories that are completely independent of the others yet each one has the same themes of paranoia and almost there but not quite kind of fear. The part that stuck with me the most is the way he tries to define the edge of what constitutes a singular human(/being) and what happens when you blur that line or even better - is there even a line?

claudiastaggs's review

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

3.0

fletcher's review

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5.0

Damn, these little stories were SO good. Perfect snippets of worlds, sometimes conclusive and sometimes not, unsettling and weird and even funny on occasion. Cerebral enough to distinguish themselves but not pretentious. Spooky in varieties of ways. I’m a huge fan, definitely going to try and find more of this author’s work.

district_of_jyoti's review

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lamusadelils's review

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4.0

Cae totalmente en el tipo de absurdo que me gusta leer, aunque noté que los personajes parecen un tanto...mmm... ¿Apáticos? O más bien, desconectados de los sucesos extraños que les ocurren.

No recuerdo si he leído a Evenson antes, me parece que no, pero tiene un estilo que es bastante cuidado para tratarse de historias caóticas, bastante desoladoras y más explícitas de lo que el título y arte sugieren.

rouge_red's review

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dark

4.25

Now this is my kind of writing and story telling. No, most of these stories aren't outright frightening to me, but I generally like how they're told. Definitely will read more Brian Evenson in the future.

mitchf's review against another edition

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

4.0