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A review by veelaughtland
On the Edges of Vision by Helen McClory
2.0
2.5 stars.
I liked the format of this collection - a mix of general short stories, interspersed with genuine flash fiction which was something I hadn't read before and really enjoyed the experience of. If a short story can knock me out in a single page, then that will wow me.
Sadly I didn't really warm to this collection. Although I enjoyed the more supernatural element to some of the stories, and I felt that some of them had some very clever ideas and were fresh and interesting, I found the majority of them to be completely unmemorable. I felt myself zoning out as I flipped through most of the pages, and I didn't really understand the point of some of the stories I was reading. Which was a shame, because McClory for sure has a way with words.
I guess this one just wasn't really for me.
I liked the format of this collection - a mix of general short stories, interspersed with genuine flash fiction which was something I hadn't read before and really enjoyed the experience of. If a short story can knock me out in a single page, then that will wow me.
Sadly I didn't really warm to this collection. Although I enjoyed the more supernatural element to some of the stories, and I felt that some of them had some very clever ideas and were fresh and interesting, I found the majority of them to be completely unmemorable. I felt myself zoning out as I flipped through most of the pages, and I didn't really understand the point of some of the stories I was reading. Which was a shame, because McClory for sure has a way with words.
I guess this one just wasn't really for me.