A review by nickn77
Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison

3.0

It is always challenging to write a review for a collection of short stories. It is especially difficult when this short story collection represents your first encounter with an author. It may be especially, especially difficult if that author is Harlan Ellison. Deathbird Stories contains nineteen short stories centering around the theme of a God or Gods. Of the nineteen, there were a few standouts: "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes", "The Whimper of Whipped Dogs" and "The Deathbird". None of the stories in this collection were "bad" per se, but to be honest, more than a few times I found myself finishing a story and thinking... "huh?". I may need to come back to this collection after I familiarize myself a bit more with the author.