A review by gnashchick
Godfall and Other Stories by Sandra M. Odell

5.0

I've read several of Odell's stories in various speculative fiction magazines, so I thought I knew what I was getting into when I purchased this book. I was so wrong. The stories collected here are brilliant, bizarre, emotional, sometimes funny and often troubling. I had to read this slowly because some stories required a pause for reflection. Odell shows us things most people want to avoid talking about—things that people would rather leave locked away and forgotten—then follows up with stories of joyful transformation, unintended consequences, and friendship. It's an amazing collection and I'm glad I got the paperback because I'll be going back to this collection for years to come.