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251 reviews

Everyone Leaves by Wendy Guerra

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

Death Masks by Jim Butcher

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

3.75

The Seventh Day by Yu Hua

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mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

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emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life by Jonathan Alter

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informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso

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challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Granta 169: China by Thomas Meaney

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medium-paced

4.0

A Betrayal in Winter by Daniel Abraham

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adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

4.25

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

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adventurous funny relaxing tense medium-paced

4.5

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

2.5

If I read these stories separately, somewhere else, it wouldn't be so bad, but in a collection they're way too similar to each other for any of them to stand out or be as interesting.

They almost all follow the same "every sentence is a fact" structure, with similar plot beats and "Tim Burton crossed with Wes Anderson"-adjacent vibes. The only things that really changes are the location/job.