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jason_and_the_stacks 's review for:
Orange World and Other Stories
by Karen Russell
This collection brought a different experience for me. Previously as I read Karen's stories there was always a sense that I would love to share a drink with this person. Her mind meticulously crafting stories that I was at one surprised by and related to, but always with that thought, I would like this person.
Orange world does almost the same thing, except I think a different version of her personality has been revealed here, however subtle that might be. I love the stories. I read the one about the joshua tree and the lovers a while back now and I don't think the imagery in it will ever leave my mind. I loved the opening story about the thieves and their "wrong turn". I just feel like they're told from this position of aloofness, no longer from the position of an observer at the same level but from some other perspective.
Id recommend these if you like magical realism, the unexpected or just something to cleanse the palette as you read through something less "fun".
Orange world does almost the same thing, except I think a different version of her personality has been revealed here, however subtle that might be. I love the stories. I read the one about the joshua tree and the lovers a while back now and I don't think the imagery in it will ever leave my mind. I loved the opening story about the thieves and their "wrong turn". I just feel like they're told from this position of aloofness, no longer from the position of an observer at the same level but from some other perspective.
Id recommend these if you like magical realism, the unexpected or just something to cleanse the palette as you read through something less "fun".