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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
This collection was so diverse. It was so finely detailed and melancholic.
My favorites were: “Names for Water,” “At the Mouth of the River of Bees,” “Wolf Trapping” and “The Man Who Bridged the Mist.”
My favorites were: “Names for Water,” “At the Mouth of the River of Bees,” “Wolf Trapping” and “The Man Who Bridged the Mist.”
A series of very, very well written emotional roller coasters.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
Kij Johnson is a spectacular writer and these stories were delightful and strange. This was a slow read for me, since I found I needed to sit with each story for a while before moving on to the next one, but it made for excellent intercalary reading between the other things I’ve been reading. If short stories aren’t your jam, The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe is a longer read and is also excellent.
Wild variations in quality. Johnson can write inspired work and can keep you engaged with great storytelling in this collection, but it almost seems like an accident when you consider the bulk of these stories. I think she will fall into that "I'll definitely read a story from her it's recommended to me" category going forward.
Read just the short stories that were for book club; felt that the selection was sufficient. The Bridge over the Mist was probably the one I'll be thinking about for the longest time, but the story as a whole could have been about 15-20 pages shorter, in my opinion.