spiderfelt 's review for:

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

4.0

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If someone attempted to line up all the different kind of monsters in order to write an abecedary of loneliness, they could no better than to start right here with Karen Russell's odd lot of characters. Despite disliking Swamplandia, I decided to give Russell another read after hearing her interviewed on stage recently. She is clearly a brilliant writer who has peculiar insight into the darker recesses of the mind. Expect the unexpected.