Reviews

The Skeleton's Holiday by Leonora Carrington

feral_andro's review

fast-paced

2.75

tillybeller's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

ritajlwang's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yuefei's review

3.0

Humorous, surreal stories that have a strange quality which ensures re-readability.

rosekk's review

2.0

The atmosphere was admirable - the stories all really captured the illogic of dreams. However, I didn't actually enjoy reading them much. Because they weren't really 'stories' in the sense of a true beginning, middle and end, but were rather just odd series of events, they weren't very satisfying to read.

foggy_rosamund's review

3.0

I admire Leonora Carrington's paintings for their atmosphere, imagination and evocation of fantasy. The very short stories contained in this small volume are similar -- her imagery is captivating and unsettling, and her stories lack internal logic, but are disquieting and memorable. My favourite of these is "The Seventh Horse" -- I don't really understand what the heck is going on in it, but the imagery is very successful. I also admire "White Rabbits" for its extremely unsettling quality. I didn't really follow "The Skeleton's Holiday" -- it was simply too short to explore its idea. I enjoyed these as an insight into Carrington's prose, but I don't know if I would seek out more of her stories. A little goes a long way.

ell_eden's review

4.0

I enjoy Carrington's morbid humour. I liked the use of surrealism throughout all the stories, using it for humour in some, and for suspense in others. Having read the Hearing Trumpet recently I've grown quite fond of Carrington's writings, I'm glad this was as good as I was hoping.

botchedsonnet's review

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lostcupofstars's review

5.0

Every story in here had purpose and pushed me to think beyond the words on the page. By far the strongest short story collection I’ve read. I found every story intriguing and I loved the writing. 

fjerda's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

fun little book! weird little book! very odd.