Elementals: stories of fire and ice
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780701160968 (0701160969)
Publish date: December 15th 1998
Publisher: New York: Random House, 1998
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Anthologies,
Fairy Tales,
Collections,
Contemporary,
Magical Realism,
Short Stories
Byatt is an exceptionally creative short story writer. This is my third collection of her short stories and, although not my favourite, it is still definitely worthy of 5 stars. The fairytale feel of the stories was nice, and her descriptions of the simplest of things are unparalleled and very magic...
I think short story is the right Byatt format for me. I like her writing style but her long books tend to loose me halfway through.
Good, varied, intriguing, subtle - similar format to her Matisse short stories. Probably worth 3.5*.
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