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A review by cookeebookee
Back Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin
3.0
Favorites:
Overall Rating: 3.5
Favorites
1. Hide and Seek
2. Lovers Lookout
3. Second Chance Family
4. Looking for a Thief
5. Dinosaurs
Did not enjoy:
1. Gone
2. Floor Plans
It's been extremely difficult for me to find a short story collection that makes me feel like I'm not doing homework. After spending a good portion of my life reading literary fiction and finding it supremely formulaic, I tend to stay away from it, which is a bit like breaking some sort of golden rule about being a writer. Nevertheless, Backtalk was a pleasant surprise. Did I enjoy all of the stories? Not at all, but luckily they all kept my interest and weren't extremely depressing. By far, my favorite story was Hide and Seek, with an honorable mention to Spider Legs for being in two of my favorite settings for any literary fiction. Gone was my least favorite, but I'm betting most will like it exactly for the reasons I didn't.
Overall Rating: 3.5
Favorites
1. Hide and Seek
2. Lovers Lookout
3. Second Chance Family
4. Looking for a Thief
5. Dinosaurs
Did not enjoy:
1. Gone
2. Floor Plans
It's been extremely difficult for me to find a short story collection that makes me feel like I'm not doing homework. After spending a good portion of my life reading literary fiction and finding it supremely formulaic, I tend to stay away from it, which is a bit like breaking some sort of golden rule about being a writer. Nevertheless, Backtalk was a pleasant surprise. Did I enjoy all of the stories? Not at all, but luckily they all kept my interest and weren't extremely depressing. By far, my favorite story was Hide and Seek, with an honorable mention to Spider Legs for being in two of my favorite settings for any literary fiction. Gone was my least favorite, but I'm betting most will like it exactly for the reasons I didn't.