pickI think my favourite story in this collection was the one about Allomancer Jak, mainly because of the snarky footnotes from Jak‘s long-suffering assistant/editor 😂 but every story had something to like. I also like that the book contains info about the context in which each story was created and which Cosmere books are spoilered in each story.
pickMy national Read a Book Day/caturday afternoon while kiddo is at dance rehearsal (did I tell you she gets to be Clara‘s friend in the Nutcracker this year, and one of the polichinelles who dance on pointe? She‘s over the moon excited about both). Hubby tried to get my tire replaced, but the shop was unexpectedly closed, so still no tire for me. Otherwise a good day so far.
Oh, and this story is chillingly, darkly good. Recommend.
#weekendreads an audio: The Crow Trap for fun, the rest are buddy reads; Fearless #sundaybuddyread Assassins #littenslovesjm Brideshead #hashtagbrigade Ragtime #literarycrew
My great grandfather and his younger brother and a barn
#barn
#falling
#familyhistory
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pickThe three short stories in this collection are sad and strange, the protagonists living liminal existences which alienate them from the rest of humanity. There's a feel of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" in the changes that the characters undergo: surreal and tragic.
The longest (but still fairly short) story, "Nami, Who Wanted to Get Hit (and Eventually Succeeded)" is the saddest, dealing with bullying, child sexual exploitation and abuse, ⬇️
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This short story collection is my first time reading Eliza Clark and I am eager (hungry? 🙄) for more.
Gory, funny, emotional, and fun to read. If you‘re only going to read one story from this collection, my top pick is Extinction Event. As climate change ravages Earth, scientists are forcibly recruited in the desperate search for a “cure”. And what if that cure is another species' illness?
"Asa lived with her mother in a small rented apartment."
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“And then again in former times bed was the place for our stormy reconciliations. Trifling grievances were utterly burned away in amorous delight, and we found ourselves together again, happy and renewed. Now we were deprived of that resource.”
pickI do LOVE a good short story collection, and Jemisin, Leckie, and Novik have all had great ones out in the past few years. Jemisin can pretty much write any style or perspective; she‘s so versatile and her stories always manage to surprise. This is a keeper.
so-soNot a favourite collection from the British Library Crime Classics series. I couldn't quite put my finger on why, but I just didn't get enthused. Also one of the stories was a repeat, I'm pretty sure. (I've read it for sure; I don't remember where, but I only really read crime short stories in this series.)
