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ashleighm11's review
4.0
This book caught my eye because I was looking for an X author for an Author A-Z and I was drawn to this from the really high rating over both goodreads and Amazon - but even then, after reading reviews, I still didn't really know what to expect and it was really quite exciting!
The collection as a whole is really streamlined; with two very simple themes running through it - multiculturalism and strong, female protagonists - which makes it really easy to go from one story to the next. Each woman is so very different, taking the reader in completely new and unexpected directions, radically shifting perspectives between types of women, circumstances, and even countries with each story.
My personal favourite story is 'Crying With Audrey Hepburn' - mainly for the way it's written, it's that one that really stood out (although all stories in the collection were strong). One of my favourite quotes in the entire book is in this story:
"He was like the sun in this solar system, burning bright, in whose orbit everyone sparkled and spun."
As with all collections, there were a few stories I didn't like so much, but on the whole I loved them. It was one of those books I am so grateful to have stumbled upon, it's one of those treasures you find when you're not really looking.
The collection as a whole is really streamlined; with two very simple themes running through it - multiculturalism and strong, female protagonists - which makes it really easy to go from one story to the next. Each woman is so very different, taking the reader in completely new and unexpected directions, radically shifting perspectives between types of women, circumstances, and even countries with each story.
My personal favourite story is 'Crying With Audrey Hepburn' - mainly for the way it's written, it's that one that really stood out (although all stories in the collection were strong). One of my favourite quotes in the entire book is in this story:
"He was like the sun in this solar system, burning bright, in whose orbit everyone sparkled and spun."
As with all collections, there were a few stories I didn't like so much, but on the whole I loved them. It was one of those books I am so grateful to have stumbled upon, it's one of those treasures you find when you're not really looking.
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