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aksel_dadswell's review
4.0
A gorgeous hardback from Dunhams Manor Press, with rich cover and interior artwork. The story itself is a nasty little slice of Southern Gothic so tangible you can feel the sweat beading on your arms and taste the tang of wine at the back of your throat, feel the night crickets' rough song prickling the back of your neck. There's some great character work here too, which is what Miskowski excels at; especially damaged, fallible, dysfunctional characters. There's always something broken - or about to break - in a Miskowski story, and nobody writes about these hairline cracks widening into gaping grins quite like her.
thomaswjoyce's review
5.0
I want more.
I admire Miskowski's ability to give a sense of place in her work, especially the Skillute Cycle, and it is just as strong in Muscadines. The small, dusty, Southern town is a million miles from Skillute, but it is so easy to picture in my mind, thanks to a very talented author.
And the three sisters, such wonderful characters. Narrator Martha telling us everything we need to know about her family, without giving us too much, developing a brooding, suffocating sense of dread.
Such a vivid reading experience, I could happily read a longer story where this was a part of it. I could feel it playing out behind my eyes, like a movie on a screen. Fantastic work.
I admire Miskowski's ability to give a sense of place in her work, especially the Skillute Cycle, and it is just as strong in Muscadines. The small, dusty, Southern town is a million miles from Skillute, but it is so easy to picture in my mind, thanks to a very talented author.
And the three sisters, such wonderful characters. Narrator Martha telling us everything we need to know about her family, without giving us too much, developing a brooding, suffocating sense of dread.
Such a vivid reading experience, I could happily read a longer story where this was a part of it. I could feel it playing out behind my eyes, like a movie on a screen. Fantastic work.
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