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[[Martin Livings]] of the [[Australian Horror Writers Association]] wrote in his Long Fiction Report for the 2009 [[Australian Shadows Award]] that ''Slights'' is "an extraordinary achievement".<ref name=Livings/> He described the book as "an intimate portrait of an awful person", who after a broken childhood, never grows up and is unable to have meaningful relationships with others. Livings said it is "a punch in the face, a kick in the testicles" and will remain with you for a "long, long time".<ref name=Livings/>
''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' selected ''Slights'' as its "Pick of the Week" in August 2009, and said that Warren "manipulates Stevie’s voice to create a portrait of horror that in no way reads like a first novel".<ref name=PublishersWeekly/> Ariel Berg wrote in the ''[[San Francisco Book Review]]'' that while Stevie is an "antisocial ... sociopath" who is "virtually impossible to like",<ref name=Berg/> Warren does instil some sympathy for her protagonist by suggesting that Stevie cannot control or understand her actions. Berg felt that the book's plot is a little thin and that Stevie’s misfortunes tend to become repetitive, but added her ramblings do "crawl under your skin".<ref name=Berg/>
''Slights'' won the 2009 [[Australian Shadows Award]] for Best Long Fiction, and the 2010 Australian [[Ditmar Award]] for Best Novel.<ref name=Shadow-2009/><ref name=Locus-Ditmar-2010/>
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