Some more progress on #offmyshelf
(One of the) Shortest book(s) on my tbr: Third Class Superhero (no idea if it's actually the shortest, would rather read than check page counts! It's under 200 pgs so close enough)
Self/indie pub'd: The Steel Discord by Ryan Howse (ebook but counting it cause I'm not sure how much indie stuff I have in print, I tend to have more in ebook)
@wanderinglynn
pickLike with all short story books, the review is a bit of a mix. I didn't enjoy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I loved Head and Shoulders; The Cut-Glass Bowl and most of all Bernice Bobs Her Hair, the ending was my favourite part. I hated O Russet Witch!... Overall a good collection and being written by F. Scott Fitzgerald you can always find moments of absolute brilliance.
pickAs usual with these anthologies, this was more than the sum of its parts -- it's fascinating to get a survey across the “classic“ period for mysteries from different authors and perspectives. There were some fun stories in there, but a certain amount of meh too, as always.
1. Sitting up. But, I do read in bed a while before falling asleep.
2. The tagged book. Great short #mystery stories, all set on trains.
#mysteries #shortstories
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday
pickThis collection of 64 very short stories centered around food may be my favorite of the year. The longest story (and inspiration for the outrageous cover 👄😂) is 10 pages, but most are 1-3, with a few flash fiction appetizers of a paragraph, and one that is 2 words. The stories are all somewhat dark but run the gamut in other ways: funny, gross, magical, disturbing. Crace's humor and gifts for elevating his spare prose is the main course 🍳🍇🍎🍴
What an odd little book this is! It's taking me a while to figure out how to read it (and not just because I didn't realize at first that it's short stories). We'll see how it hits me as I make more progress.
pickLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, by Kim Fu (2022 🇨🇦)
Premise: A collection of speculative short stories that put a creepy spin on contemporary life.
Review: This is a great collection of stories that approach life from a twisted angle that was disturbing but incredibly engaging. Highly recommended.
Bookish Pair: For a similarly fascinating collection of speculative stories, Theodore McCombs‘s Uranians (2023)
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickThanks to @debinhawaii for this giveaway a while back!
This features several stories that examine the tension of claiming Hawaii as home: people who were born there, people who left and came back, people who weren't born there but lived most of their lives there, and outsiders/tourists. Definitely some new-to-me perspectives and themes. Well written and easy to get caught up in the stories!
