Jess
Short story compilations are not always my bag but I truly enjoyed this. Each story had a different way at pulling emotions and reflections out of me, at times like teeth. Meditations on family, girlhood, the difficulty of relationships, the inevitability of heartaches and disappointments. The style ranges from fantasy to magical realism. I am usually more drawn to magical realism than high fantasy, but one of the most impactful stories for me was also he most high-fantasy (the fiddler). The most impactful was definitely Is This You? Which made me feel... everything.
Short story compilations are not always my bag but I truly enjoyed this. Each story had a different way at pulling emotions and reflections out of me, at times like teeth. Meditations on family, girlhood, the difficulty of relationships, the inevitability of heartaches and disappointments. The style ranges from fantasy to magical realism. I am usually more drawn to magical realism than high fantasy, but one of the most impactful stories for me was also he most high-fantasy (the fiddler). The most impactful was definitely Is This You? Which made me feel... everything.