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A review by bethreadsandnaps
Other People We Married by Emma Straub
3.5
3.5 ⭐️
Most of these stories involve young-ish people (20s and 30s) trying to figure things out, so there is a new adult, disgruntled feel that goes along with many of these stories. I can see that not resonating with a segment of readers.
Orient Point, which was one of the shorter stories, was my favorite in this collection.
There was also a character that I believe showed up in three of the stories, once at college age, once after having had a baby, and then when the child was going off to camp. I liked following the character.
Like many short story collections, some stories didn’t land for me and felt long (even though they weren’t). So I think a middling rating is justified.
Most of these stories involve young-ish people (20s and 30s) trying to figure things out, so there is a new adult, disgruntled feel that goes along with many of these stories. I can see that not resonating with a segment of readers.
Orient Point, which was one of the shorter stories, was my favorite in this collection.
There was also a character that I believe showed up in three of the stories, once at college age, once after having had a baby, and then when the child was going off to camp. I liked following the character.
Like many short story collections, some stories didn’t land for me and felt long (even though they weren’t). So I think a middling rating is justified.