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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
As always, Ron Rash never disappoints. Enjoyed every story in here and got to visit miss Serena again. Rash will always be a favorite of mine. Keep it up ole buddy! Fine as frog's hair.
After kicking Serena to the curb after doing a quick skim, I checked to see what else the author had been up to and found this. I’d low-ranked One Foot In Eden and highest-ranked The Risen. My guess was that improvements had accumulated over the years and, sure enough, thought highly of this one as well.
The short stories here were excellent, hovering in and around violent acts. The writing was gripping. The Serena-based novella was good even though I knew only bits from the novel.
I’ll look forward to what this author does next.
The short stories here were excellent, hovering in and around violent acts. The writing was gripping. The Serena-based novella was good even though I knew only bits from the novel.
I’ll look forward to what this author does next.
adventurous
medium-paced
All of the stories except for the last one were eventful and interesting.
Grit lit at its finest. Quick, finely-crafted and nuanced stories/chapters. Just the way I like 'em. Never one to overwrite, Rash is a perfect master. The Serena novella tops things off magnificently.
i've read two other short story collections from this author and loved them both. the same is true here. Rash has such a way with the genre. the Novella Based on SERENA was my least favorite selection. i was gonna read SERENA after this, but decided it was just not gonna be for me.
In The Valley is a collection of short stories, which are excellent in true Ron Rash style, but also contains a continuation of the story of Serena Pemberton from Rash's classic novel Serena. The short stories are moving and three dimensionally real. And the continuation of the Serena narrative not only adds to the overall story, but also leaves plenty of room for future installments. This is a wonderful collection! Must read AFTER reading Serena. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17675652-serena
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
medium-paced
After reading The Caretaker I wanted to read more of Ron Rash's writing, and this book of short stories is the first thing I picked up. This book contains the same wonderfully descriptive prose I loved in the novel, but the short story format just didn't provide it with a place to shine. Some of the stories are dark, and some ended so abruptly that I wondered if I had missed the page that contained the ending, but they still all speak of humanity and the human condition. Just like any short story collection, I had a few favorites, such as "Flight" and "Last Bridge Burned", probably because they were among the more hopeful.