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what im reading tonight

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And I‘m ending my May #bookspinbonanza with another bail. This is one of those short story collections that makes me remember why I disliked short story collections for so long for being too intentionally obscure. I really disliked the first story about euthanizing grandfathers but liked the title story about a ship trapped in the amorous clutches of a sea monster, which was enough to give me hope for the rest. That hope was misplaced.

Tackling my #bookspinbonanza 5 and 6 picks concurrently since I‘m not a big fan of just sitting and reading a short story collection straight through. I‘m enjoying The Given Day a lot but the jury‘s still out on The Sea Beast. I haaaaated the first story but the second one wasn‘t so bad, the third might be the deciding factor on whether I bail on it or not. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Haven‘t been getting a whole lotta physical reading because of exhaustion and play responses but I am in the homestretch and bribing myself with short stories.

Why are short story collections almost always SO odd? This one had a few truly genius stories, but the vast majority was just waaaay too out there for me. Read my full review here: https://goo.gl/xopPD7

Wow! What a collection of short stories! Captivating and wonderfully bizarre, I could not put this down!

The title story and several others (Our Fathers at Sea, and Rainstorm/Sandstorm, and Blunderbuss) totally captivated me. The others in this collection were all worthy and enchanting and funny. Andreasen's writings are surreal and capture the full gamut of the existence of being. From a lonely sea monster in heat to a time travel experiment which develops a leak. Enjoy a step into the fantastical.