by Aimee Bender
really enjoyed these short stories which is my introduction to aimee bender as made you think and feel differently
This is the first book in a while which I've actually felt some hatred towards. I began to cringe every time I picked it up, but I hate to not finish a book (especially one this small; surely I can power through it I kept telling myself). So thank god that's done. Several of the stories had pretty m...
"Books are the mirrors of the soul." Virginia Woolf, Between the Acts take Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa, especially the writing style and slight drips of metaphysicalness, spirituality, and imagery, slather it with Haruki Murakami; but don't over do it. Add a dash of Karen Russell (when...
My second Aimee Bender book - and I like her more and more :) My love for short stories is relatively new, but this collection is exactly the sort of book that started that love in the first place. Short weird stories that are more about the feeling you get when reading them, than any specific story...
So good I have nothing to say. I just want to quote from the book but what a waste of time. Buy the book, seriously.
I didn't love all the stories, but the ones I liked I really liked. How's that for a review.For personal future reference I liked:* Call My Name* Quiet Please* Fell This Girl* The Healer* Loser
Do you ever add books to your wishlist and forget who recommended a book and how you first heard about it and why you wanted to read it? I wish I knew who recommended this book to me....In a sentence, it is one odd book. In this book of short stories, you never know what is going to happen. You migh...
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