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The Stories of Breece d'j Pancake by Breece D'j Pancake
5.0
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This didn't feel like a collection of stories, but a wall plastered with windows - covered in coal, dust and skeletal flies.

This collection is viscerally transportative. I have no connection to the Southern US, but I feel as though I do now. You can practically feel the breeze rolling up your shirt sleeve, see the sun distort to brown between the hills, smell the grease and oil, taste the humidity on your tongue and hear both the industry and the silence.

The use of language really appeals to me. It is very singular, used from the perspective of the characters to put you in their minds. It offers a whistlestop tour of the existences and thought patterns of this area.

One of my favourite reads.