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Slipping | Lauren Beukes
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In her edgy, satiric debut collection, award-winning South African journalist and author Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls,Moxyland) never holds back. Nothing is simple and everything is perilous when humans are involved: greed, corruption, struggle, and even love (of a sort). A permanent corporate branding gives a young woman enhanced physical abilities and a nearly-constant high Recruits lifted out of poverty find a far worse fate collecting biohazardous plants on an inhospitable world The only adult survivor of the apocalypse decides he will be the savior of teenagers; the teenagers are not amused. From Johannesburg to outer space, art galleries to subways, evenTwilight to Mordor, these are ruthless stories full of surprises. As Beukes warns us, "At least in fiction, unlike real life, you can get justice.
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jhstack
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Lauren Beukes' 'Slipping' collection is a good mix of bleeding edge urban futuristic short stories, personal essays, and more that's well worth a read, especially if you're a fan of her novels.

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ReadingEnvy
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Mehso-so

The first short story about corporate cyborg athletes was great, seemed to be a Tiptree tribute, but I found the other stories and essays to be pretty forgettable. Plus one awful short story that should have a trigger warning for miscarriage.

annkuch13 I love Broken Monsters so much, it's sad to hear this doesn't stand up. 😯 8y
ReadingEnvy @annkuch13 and I wonder too if it's me..... 8y
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ReadingEnvy
Slipping | Lauren Beukes
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Two dogs - Doyle the boxer-shepherd and Winnie the Dixie mix, and two books I'm rotating between tonight @lemonlime799

(Also hey @Eamann lookit!)

DogMomIrene 💚🐶🐶💚such sweet faces 8y
Dragon 😍 8y
queerbookreader Awwww!! At first glance I thought Doyle was a basenji (is that how you spell that breed? Idfk) but wow he's so cute!! Winnie is also adorable 😍 thank you so much for tagging me!! 8y
Ericmanciniwriter Hey- look at how influential I am!! Enjoy - it's a good one 8y
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SeeJulieRead
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Some 5 star stories, some not 5 star stories. Overall, I enjoyed it, although it doesn't quite compare to Broken Monsters.

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Imagineannie
Slipping | Lauren Beukes

Note to self: invent hand cream for people who live in northern climes (like me), and read on an e-reader.

Reviewsbylola Freaking for real! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y
Simona 👍😂 8y
Bibliogeekery Yes!!!! 8y
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overlyattachedreader
Slipping | Lauren Beukes
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3.5 ⭐️A collection of 26 short stories & essays written by the author of The Shining Girls & Broken Monsters. A mix of sci-fi and realistic pieces; the realistic ones are some of the most unsettling. The 5 non-fiction pieces reveal how Beukes's career as a journalist informs her fiction. Like any short story collection, some resonated with me more than others. This was my introduction to the author & I definitely want to read more!

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RanaElizabeth
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I don't like short stories but when I saw this came out today, I immediately bought it. The only short stories I've liked have been the weird ones and I'm betting Beukes will be weird enough based on her novels.

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mdemanatee
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"If the violence in the book is shocking, it's because it is supposed to be. Because real violence is. All those pretty corpses and the raging gun battles and torture porn on-screen have made us virtually immune to violence and the ripples it sends out. But it should be gut-wrenching. It should be traumatic. It should be about the victim." This essay though.

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mdemanatee
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Ahhh yeah. So far as delightfully weird as I hoped/expected from Beukes. Excited to get to the essays as well.

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mauveandrosysky
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While there were a few stories in this collection that I genuinely enjoyed (especially the non-fiction), I had a difficult time getting into most of them. I wanted more horror. I wanted more gore. I wanted more surrealism. All of that is present in this collection, but not to the extent that I expected, as a fan of Beukes' horror novels. It's rare that I love a short story collection; this one had way more misses than hits for me.

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mauveandrosysky
Slipping | Lauren Beukes
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When you get approved to read Lauren Beukes' new book on NetGalley and you're just SO FREAKIN' EXCITED.

LeahBergen 😂😂 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Woah. Just, woah. 👏👏 8y
BookBerries That's SO GREAT!!! Congratulations!! 8y
mauveandrosysky @LeahBergen @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled.com @BookBerries thanks for sharing in my delight, you guys! This community is seriously the best. 😀❤️ 8y
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Well-ReadNeck
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The cover on the right is being promoted in US, but I prefer the left. Collection of short stories and some journalism pieces. She is completely disturbed in all the best ways. Lots of creepy, dystopia. Commentary on social media and reality television. A fabulous piece on the lifecycle of a romantic relationship told on 26 paragraphs (a-z) and great non-fiction about why she wrote Shining Girls (pick that book up if you haven't already)

mauveandrosysky I can't wait to read this! 8y
Jenshootsweddings Ooooooooh 8y
BethFishReads I like the left one too. 8y
ReadingEnvy I liked her earlier work too like 8y
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angrylilasian
Slipping | Lauren Beukes
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Ugh Monday. But Litsy is working again 🎉 and I got this today!! 😍

Coleen I thought it was just me re: Litsy. 8y
angrylilasian @Coleen Not just you! It was a rough night without it. 😂 8y
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Liberty
Slipping | Lauren Beukes
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Well, hello there. 🤘🏻

Dorianna It won't be released until November!? Why are months so long? 8y
mauveandrosysky Ahhhhh so jealous! 🙌🏻 Beukes is the best. That cover is gorgeous, too. 8y
MinDea Can't wait to get my copy! Pre ordered weeks ago! 8y
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mdemanatee My bookseller friends and I immediately looked this up in the system going "YEEESSS!" 8y
Genrebending 🔥💥🔥💥🔥💥🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 8y
angrylilasian Ahhhhhh!! 😆 8y
courtney Yassssss! One of the first books I ever ~professionally~ reviewed was The Shining Girls and I was so hooked. Can't wait! 8y
BookMusings Whaaat?? Yes!! 8y
meggofrank Give me the precious! 8y
azulaco Dammit! I still haven't gotten to The Shining Girls! Pressure's on now! 8y
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