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A review by dg_reads
So We Can Glow: Stories by Leesa Cross-Smith
5.0
I received a complimentary copy of SO WE CAN GLOW by Leesa Cross-Smith for an honest review. Thank you to Grand Central Publishing!
SO WE CAN GLOW is a book of short stories that I first heard about on the Reading Women Podcast’s most anticipated reads episode. I was in the process of looking for my next short story collection, so I immediately requested a copy from the publisher.
This is a collection of short stories, varying in length from a couple sentences to several pages, but all really take the “short” in short stories to heart. These are all stories which center on women, whether it be young girls to older women. They are going through various phases of life with complicated relationships from young crushes to good and bad marriages to divorce. The settings vary a lot too, from midwest to California, though all are primarily contemporary. The most unique settings, like a produce aisle or a stuck elevator, can lead to a great story!
I really loved this collection of stories. This was my first read of Leesa Cross-Smith’s writing and I am blown away by how much emotion and information she can convey even in the shortest of stories. Her descriptive language is wonderful as well! As I think is the case with any short story collection, some stories resonated with me more than others, but I really loved the entire collection!
While these are all stories that stand alone, there also are connections between several stories where familiar characters make another appearance. I loved this and it also says a lot about the strength of the writing that I remembered the characters from earlier stories so well even as I did spread out my reading of this one over the month as is my norm for story collections.
I definitely recommend this one to the short story fans fans! SO WE CAN GLOW is out on March 10, 2020!
SO WE CAN GLOW is a book of short stories that I first heard about on the Reading Women Podcast’s most anticipated reads episode. I was in the process of looking for my next short story collection, so I immediately requested a copy from the publisher.
This is a collection of short stories, varying in length from a couple sentences to several pages, but all really take the “short” in short stories to heart. These are all stories which center on women, whether it be young girls to older women. They are going through various phases of life with complicated relationships from young crushes to good and bad marriages to divorce. The settings vary a lot too, from midwest to California, though all are primarily contemporary. The most unique settings, like a produce aisle or a stuck elevator, can lead to a great story!
I really loved this collection of stories. This was my first read of Leesa Cross-Smith’s writing and I am blown away by how much emotion and information she can convey even in the shortest of stories. Her descriptive language is wonderful as well! As I think is the case with any short story collection, some stories resonated with me more than others, but I really loved the entire collection!
While these are all stories that stand alone, there also are connections between several stories where familiar characters make another appearance. I loved this and it also says a lot about the strength of the writing that I remembered the characters from earlier stories so well even as I did spread out my reading of this one over the month as is my norm for story collections.
I definitely recommend this one to the short story fans fans! SO WE CAN GLOW is out on March 10, 2020!