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A review by emilythejoyfulnomad
The Last Train Home & Other Stories by Erin Lawless
4.0
A beautiful collection of short stories. Wonderfully written and delightfully entertaining. Once I started reading I couldn't stop.
One small point was that I found the title story 'the last train home' as slightly confusing to understand but I liked the story behind it.
I've not read many short story collections and I always feel as if the story ends too soon. An undeniable attribute for a short story I know but I did feel some of the stories could have had a few more revealing details for the plot line. Not so many it ruins the sense of wonder after reading but a few more to clarify what had actually just happened. Own personal feelings here.
Other than that it was a brilliant collection of stories and definitely worth a read.
One small point was that I found the title story 'the last train home' as slightly confusing to understand but I liked the story behind it.
I've not read many short story collections and I always feel as if the story ends too soon. An undeniable attribute for a short story I know but I did feel some of the stories could have had a few more revealing details for the plot line. Not so many it ruins the sense of wonder after reading but a few more to clarify what had actually just happened. Own personal feelings here.
Other than that it was a brilliant collection of stories and definitely worth a read.