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A review by rj_readsbooks
Fen by Daisy Johnson
3.0
This one was loaned to me by my amazing friend :)
I’m not often drawn to short stories/short story collections but this was very very good. I read it while my dad and I were opening up the family cottage so that my friends and I could go up a month later (a week, now), and though the story is set in England the atmosphere felt relatable to the Northern Ontario woods.
And ‘atmosphere’ really was the strong point of this collection. There was a strong energy that held the stories together in a shared reality. This is definitely an anthology for anyone who’s experienced small town life and the ways in which your stories are intertwined forever.
I’m not often drawn to short stories/short story collections but this was very very good. I read it while my dad and I were opening up the family cottage so that my friends and I could go up a month later (a week, now), and though the story is set in England the atmosphere felt relatable to the Northern Ontario woods.
And ‘atmosphere’ really was the strong point of this collection. There was a strong energy that held the stories together in a shared reality. This is definitely an anthology for anyone who’s experienced small town life and the ways in which your stories are intertwined forever.