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steffyreads13's review against another edition
4.0
I have always really enjoyed Bentley Little's writing and especially his short stories. He tends to take normal everyday things such as black Friday or checking into a hotel in the middle of nowhere and make them totally insane and scary.
ckuproyale's review against another edition
2.0
I don't feel Bentley Littles strengths is in short stories. I prefer him as a full length novelist and I think he does well with them. I wouldn't recommend this short story collection. It's slow and I think he missed the suspenseful and thought provoking mark that he was aiming for in a most of these stories.
jlync008's review against another edition
3.0
Short story collections are always a gamble in my experience. There have been only a handful that come mind where I've connected with the majority of the stories in a given collection. So, I wasn't disappointed not to have connected entirely with most of the stories in Walking Alone. That said however, Bentley Little has a remarkable ability to extricate the creepiness factor out of any normal situation, such as a snowy weekend getaway for a young couple. The story entitled Snow was especially creepy in the best way.
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yourfuturecoolaunt's review against another edition
DNFed halfway through the 2nd story.
Meh.
Meh.
eddiegenerous's review against another edition
4.0
A few great stories, a few that felt like leftovers. On the whole, worth the price of admission and a good time. Creepy, weird, absurd, unsettling, and funny.
jbhertel's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoyed this overall, it took me a lot longer than I expected to finish - there were so many stories! A few were great, but I found myself eventually wishing I could just finish so I could move on to something else.
enchantedviolin's review against another edition
2.0
Positive first: my favourite story was, ‘Jorgensen’s Fence’ as it had a great dark humour to it.
Niggle: a lot of the stories have open endings which can be effective however it started to feel really overused.
Big WTF: Little people / people with dwarfism and people with disabilities are only ever the villains / monsters in these stories. The biggest offender is, ‘The Feeb’ which is grotesque for all the wrong reasons. It felt like a disabled person had been chosen to do disgusting things because their disability made them more disgusting in Little’s eyes. It left a real bitter taste in my mouth. Due to the ablism, it doesn’t matter how good I thought the other stories were, I can’t recommend this book and I feel quite skeptical towards Little now too.
Niggle: a lot of the stories have open endings which can be effective however it started to feel really overused.
Big WTF: Little people / people with dwarfism and people with disabilities are only ever the villains / monsters in these stories. The biggest offender is, ‘The Feeb’ which is grotesque for all the wrong reasons. It felt like a disabled person had been chosen to do disgusting things because their disability made them more disgusting in Little’s eyes. It left a real bitter taste in my mouth. Due to the ablism, it doesn’t matter how good I thought the other stories were, I can’t recommend this book and I feel quite skeptical towards Little now too.
rancidslopshop's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
faustian_bargain's review
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
etakloknok's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0