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A review by nadia
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was an absolutely brilliant collection of stories! Short stories aren't my favourite at all, and even with this brilliant collection, I still felt like I was missing a little something at times...
...but, this is definitely my current favourite short story collection. So much variety, depth, emotion, intrigue, and, how shall I say it...? Juicy wickedness.
Deesha Philyaw painted these characters in such a magnificent way such that even though you're only with them for a short time, they're so rich and full.
I think my favourite short story ever, and therefore within this collection, is How To Make Love To A Physicist. There were a few rather random personal parallels that I could draw between myself and some past experiences, hopes, and fantasies and the setting and the characters in this beautiful story. It struck me hard!
Anyway, this was fantastic and definitely makes me want to dedicate more time to short stories!
...but, this is definitely my current favourite short story collection. So much variety, depth, emotion, intrigue, and, how shall I say it...? Juicy wickedness.
Deesha Philyaw painted these characters in such a magnificent way such that even though you're only with them for a short time, they're so rich and full.
I think my favourite short story ever, and therefore within this collection, is How To Make Love To A Physicist. There were a few rather random personal parallels that I could draw between myself and some past experiences, hopes, and fantasies and the setting and the characters in this beautiful story. It struck me hard!
Anyway, this was fantastic and definitely makes me want to dedicate more time to short stories!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity