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The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night: an enchanting collection of modern fairy tales by Jen Campbell
3 reviews
lauralintunen's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
parchment_and_ivy's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A list of my favorite short stories from this book:
“Plum Pie. Zombie Green. Yellow Bee. Purple Monster.” - Body horror based around plants and I love that.
“Little Deaths” - Just yes.
“Aunt Libby’s Coffin Hotel” - Amazing campfire ghost story.
“Bright White Hearts” - Jen is really baring her heart in this one. It is my favorite and I’m glad it was out at the end.
Overall I am in love with the way that Jen tells her stories. She weaves them in a way that is believable. Like if these things happened, this is exactly how it would go down (most notably in “Human Satellites”). I also loved the random facts interspersed throughout the stories, it adds some grounding and I love learning new facts about our world, especially when they are surrounded by existential fantasy.
“Plum Pie. Zombie Green. Yellow Bee. Purple Monster.” - Body horror based around plants and I love that.
“Little Deaths” - Just yes.
“Aunt Libby’s Coffin Hotel” - Amazing campfire ghost story.
“Bright White Hearts” - Jen is really baring her heart in this one. It is my favorite and I’m glad it was out at the end.
Overall I am in love with the way that Jen tells her stories. She weaves them in a way that is believable. Like if these things happened, this is exactly how it would go down (most notably in “Human Satellites”). I also loved the random facts interspersed throughout the stories, it adds some grounding and I love learning new facts about our world, especially when they are surrounded by existential fantasy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Death
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I think I'm going to have to reread this book at some point, because I really like it but I don't think I get it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Animal death and Pedophilia