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1/5
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Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.
3/5
Good
Worth reading.
4/5
Very Good
1-2 spots that need work
5/5
Excellent!
Must-read.
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Despite its sympathetic protagonist, sinister setting, and gruesome monster, the novella FEAST OF CRONES by Alexander Katz nevertheless ends up feeling like too little of...
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