A review by oliverjnolan
Open Up by Thomas Morris

4.0

Enjoyed this brief collection of stories. Explores themes of existentialism, grief and belonging with wit, empathy and surreal tonal shifts that unmoored me in otherwise familiar dynamics. Most memorable is easily Aberkariad - a tale of a teenage seahorse’s coming of age that finds humanity and crushing sadness in a story that could have simply been quirky and comic, but instead manages to be all of the above.