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North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

4 reviews

mrpetej's review against another edition

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dark medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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nicekweenreads's review

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

1.5

I was pretty disappointed in this anthology to be honest. Despite all of the recommendations for this boom, I found most of the short stories to be boring. In fact, I can only recommend 4 of the 9 with only 1 being good enough to rate it over 3/5. The fact that the book doesn't start with any of these stories, but arguably the worst ones (You Go Where It Takes You, S.S, Wild Acres) would turn off many a reader. 

While some of the stories are okay, there is a lot of disappointment in the endings of every single one. There is a pattern for the stories of a lot of build up only for the rising action / climax to happen on the last page. It's very unsatisfying. 
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alexhaydon's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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daylark's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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