Dreams of Distant Shores

Patricia McKillip's writing is lovely, and “The Gorgon in the Cupboard” is a thoughtful, impactful story–easily my favorite in this collection and the only one I found particularly memorable, although I did appreciate the rest on some level. The longest tale, the novella “Something Rich and Strange” had some beautiful writing and a great character, but I thought it was much too long for the story being told. The other stories were much shorter than these two, and my favorite after “Gorgon” was “Mer,” in which a witch just wants to sleep but ends up getting caught up in events involving a stolen wooden mermaid and a religious order of women dedicated to protecting cormorants.

3 1/2 stars

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