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Well, I made it about halfway through these short stories. The writing is very good, it flows well and is compelling. The subject matter is too much for me right now. I‘ve never tagged so many content warnings on StoryGraph before. I don‘t generally mind bleak stories, and if there had been any bright spots in the collection I‘d have kept reading, but every story here is packed with trauma. Frankly depressing.

@BooksForEmpathy I finally used the gift card you gave me ages ago 😊 I was waiting for just the right book! After reading Once Upon A River for #LGP I want to read all of her books. Thank you 😘

• I don‘t know if I have the stamina for anything more than short stories lately. I haven‘t been reading much 🙁 but sometimes a collection of short stories kicks the brain back into gear. Fingers crossed for this recent Little Free Library pick🤞 •

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"Bury me at the crossroads so my spirit can travel, so even in death I won't be forced to rest or grow mossy. Every one of you children were born at the crossroads, because every woman giving birth becomes a crossroads."

A startling short story collection about women in rural America covering tenuous relationships with their mothers, lovers, and children. My favorites were the title story and The Fruit of the Pawpaw Tree.

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I love a good short story collection. Hard to pick a favorite, but here are three collections that I read recently and absolutely loved and would highly recommend.

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I've read many, many amazing books this year! They have ranged from fiction, memoir, poetry and graphic novels. My goal is to continue to read diversely in 2017. Here are my favorites for 2016. #read #books #readdiversely

Best short story collection I have read this year. Each story centered around a woman- a strong, independent and flawed woman. Absolutely loved this book!
Quotes from the story "Mothers, Tell Your Daughters."
P.89 "You can always find pain and suffering in this life, but why go looking for it."
P.103 "Everyone of you children was born at a crossroads because every woman giving birth becomes a crossroad."

Next Read!

With a friend like Bonnie Jo Campbell, who sends you comics about her awesome books, who needs more friends?!

This book is fantastic. It is wonderfully written, but was very hard to listen to at times. It explores all different women's experiences and hardships. Certain stories gave me a literal stomachache because of the topics. I listened to this on overdrive and the narrator is amazing

Bonnie Jo Campbell: "If you see a problem you can solve, solve it. If you see a problem you can't solve, write about it." This is a photo of her being great and calling out the photographer (me). Feels good to hear somebody talking about the importance of stories right now.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, although I don't think I "get" some of the stories. The last two are my favourites. And here is a pic of me and my Mom, taken on a long-ago Hallowe'en.

Sunday plans: this and not much else. #sundayreads

Two library trips in two days. Basically, I'm Winning at life. #bookstack #shelfie #weekendreads

Excited to start this collection!

What an amazing privilege it was to see Bonnie Jo Campbell read today! She is simply incredible. And she gave us a comic to go along with her most recent book!!! ❤️📚🤘🏻

Poignant, honest, heartbreaking.

Achingly devastating. So much tragedy in these women's lives -- so much of it visited upon them by men. Not always pleasant reading, but not always morose either.

Achingly devastating. So much tragedy in these women's lives -- so much of it visited upon them by men. Not always pleasant reading, but not always morose either.

A great collection of short stories! Some were hilarious, some horrifying, and all of them stayed with me long after I finished reading them. I picked this up when it came out in October but never finished it, and I finally did!

Wow, these were strange little stories. They made me uncomfortable and I liked it. I read these mixed with another book and I feel it helped set the disturbance off. I am not sure if I would feel different if I read this in 1 sitting.

Short stories & ice cream. Emotionally strong stories about a variety of women in tough situations. Set in Michigan. I'm reading them one or two at a time. @24in48 @Litsy #24in48 #ShortStories