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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Thanks to Graywolf for the ARC!
Johnson’s collection of hungry, darkly magical stories oozes with strangeness and sexuality. The relationships within are parasitic, each carrying an undercurrent of the same deadly curse. Here, girls become eels, houses consume, and the words of the dead cause unspeakable pain.
Johnson’s collection of hungry, darkly magical stories oozes with strangeness and sexuality. The relationships within are parasitic, each carrying an undercurrent of the same deadly curse. Here, girls become eels, houses consume, and the words of the dead cause unspeakable pain.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Beautifully written surrealist short fiction featuring a common setting and barely intersecting characters.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
I had to look up the definition of fen, it’s a type of wetland similar to marshes, bogs and swamps, and not surprisingly, landscape plays a key role in many of the enchanting short stories.
On the surface many of the stories seem magical, fantastical, fey but underneath there is a darkness, a sense of being being trapped in a murky habitat. Many characters seem to be on the cusp, somewhere between youth-and-adulthood, human-and-animal, good-and-evil.
This collection is winsome and weird and most certainly worth reading
On the surface many of the stories seem magical, fantastical, fey but underneath there is a darkness, a sense of being being trapped in a murky habitat. Many characters seem to be on the cusp, somewhere between youth-and-adulthood, human-and-animal, good-and-evil.
This collection is winsome and weird and most certainly worth reading
2 to 4 stars. Underwritten, but the verse has interesting bones.
dark
mysterious
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes