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A review by apurvanagpal
Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine
4.0
Sweet Home is a debut short story collection by Wendy Erskine and a really good one at that. Set in contemporary Belfast, spanning 10 stories and about 15-20 pages per story, the author creates the mundane day to day events in the life of her ordinary characters with a slight disconnect and discomfort.
I really liked the author’s writing style and how she managed to keep me engaged more with the characters rather than just the storyline. You get to see what mostly goes unnoticed; a little backstory, flawed characters and what makes them flawed, multiple perspectives etc. She pulls out the most unexpected detail from their lives and gets us emotionally invested as a reader and I appreciate that a lot!
All in all, I really liked most of the stories from the collection, some being more impactful than the others and highly recommend it if you’re looking for something character driven that makes you think out of the box.
I give this 4/5
I really liked the author’s writing style and how she managed to keep me engaged more with the characters rather than just the storyline. You get to see what mostly goes unnoticed; a little backstory, flawed characters and what makes them flawed, multiple perspectives etc. She pulls out the most unexpected detail from their lives and gets us emotionally invested as a reader and I appreciate that a lot!
All in all, I really liked most of the stories from the collection, some being more impactful than the others and highly recommend it if you’re looking for something character driven that makes you think out of the box.
I give this 4/5