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A review by alongreader
Up All Night: 13 Stories Between Sunset and Sunrise by Laura Silverman
4.0
Short stories and I have a...difficult relationship. Some I've absolutely loved. Some feel like a piece carved out of a bigger story, more like an excerpt than a story in themselves. Sometimes anthologies are strung together on the thinnest of wires. In this one, the connecting fact is that everything happens at night, when most people are asleep and the world shines in a different way.
As with most anthologies, I enjoyed some stories more than others. One or two left me a bit perplexed, but I was never less than interested in any of them. The story about the asylum was the most confusing to me, as I wasn't sure exactly what was happening even at the end, but the writing was strong enough to hold my interest even then. There's some clever use of those emptier, quieter hours throughout the book, stories that simply couldn't happen in daylight.
There's plenty here to satisfy any tastes, and it's great at helping a reader to find authors they might not have known about before. I know I've added a couple to my 'interested in' list. Fantastic all around.
As with most anthologies, I enjoyed some stories more than others. One or two left me a bit perplexed, but I was never less than interested in any of them. The story about the asylum was the most confusing to me, as I wasn't sure exactly what was happening even at the end, but the writing was strong enough to hold my interest even then. There's some clever use of those emptier, quieter hours throughout the book, stories that simply couldn't happen in daylight.
There's plenty here to satisfy any tastes, and it's great at helping a reader to find authors they might not have known about before. I know I've added a couple to my 'interested in' list. Fantastic all around.