Pretty Monsters
Weird, wicked, spooky and delicious, PRETTY MONSTERS is a book of tall tales to keep you up all night
Weird, wicked, spooky and delicious, PRETTY MONSTERS is a book of tall tales to keep you up all night
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781847677839 (1847677835)
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 389
Edition language: English
Pretty Monsters is a collection of short stories from author Kelly Link. They range from fantastic stories I wish were full length novels to stories wrapped up neatly. None of the monsters were cut and dry monsters but were generally misunderstood or had a sense of humour. My personal favourites are...
Frustrantemente buena colección. Kelly Link tiene una original y divertida forma de escribir, pero muchas veces no llega a ningun lado con sus historias o añade elementos que le quitan todo el mérito, como alguien contando un muy buen chiste pero riéndose mientras lo hace."The wizards of Persil" y "...
I'd come across a few stories by Link in anthologies, and that was enough to make me excited to pick up this book at the store.Unfortunately, I think every story I'd already read by Link was in this book. That's OK, though, because these stories are all good enough to read at least twice.The Wrong G...
Loved every single story in this collection. Some more than others -- my absolute favorite was "Magic for Beginners" -- but the book as a whole confirmed my affection for Kelly Link. "The Constable of Abal" (also found in a short story collection called The Coyote Road) and the titular story were pr...
I read one of Kelly Link's other books, Magic for Beginners, way back in January 2009 and I only gave it three stars. (Complete with bonus debate on the term 'magic-realism' thanks to Caris.) I just couldn't get into it, and I felt bad, because I felt as though something in all of those stories was ...
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