Nardjan

The concept of this books carries a lot, along with the character study that comes with it. I largely skipped chapter 11 which felt dreadfully slow and elaborate, but luckily the book picked up the story like nothing happened in chapter 12. A fine read, although nothing too special for me.

The writing style took a few pages to get into, but the vibes of this book are top-notch

Nothing too special, but pretty good for how short it is. Has a good atmosphere. I liked it, a great palette cleanser between my think fantasy tomes

First part (1/6th?) was ‘hard' to get through. Just confusing because the whole series is. But then you understand stuff. Dead Town expedition, the rabbits, Old Jim, Lowry. I loved all 4 books for the cosmic horror and environment. Terroir. The parking lot puddles. If you've come this far and enjoyed the first 3 books, this is good stuff. If you dnf'ed book 2 or 3 then this 4th isnt gonna provide you any absolution. 4/5 for me. This whole 4-part trilogy should reward me a full re-reading. Someday :)

But actually, I dont understand jackshit at all and I'm gonna love reading reddit theories and watching theorie-videos. All the theories - that's book 5. The weirdness, what is real? Wtf is going on? The cosmic horror. I love it!

This collection started great and I quite enjoyed the first few stories. Short and with a theme or thought to convey or a question to pose the reader. Some were thoughtful and profound. However, at some point I stopped caring for the stories and they became too boring or slow and I DNF'd. Glad I bought the book, glad I read it, also completely fine with not finishing it.