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A review by connieksun
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3.0
my first collection of short stories that i've finished. as someone who truly only cares about characterization when reading any book, i fear this genre ill-fits me. but i love my girl chimamanda and this was a christmas gift from my brother and it's good to try new things or whatever, so i'm glad i read it :^)
out of 20 stories i only really liked 4, but i think the others were perhaps just too high-brow for me as an avid fan of children's literature. stand-outs:
- malliga homes by sindya bhanoo: lovely to read from the perspective of an older woman, and especially the mother of immigrant children. emotionally resonant, beautiful writing, etc.
- freedom from want by joan silber: easy to read, at times funny, at times heartbreakingly sad. i love stories about sibling relationships.
- fisherman's stew by jowhor ile: such imagery and such romance captured in such beautiful, concise writing. extremely sad and extremely beautiful.
- delandria by asali solomon: ah, racism. the horrors never cease. an enthralling story.
out of 20 stories i only really liked 4, but i think the others were perhaps just too high-brow for me as an avid fan of children's literature. stand-outs:
- malliga homes by sindya bhanoo: lovely to read from the perspective of an older woman, and especially the mother of immigrant children. emotionally resonant, beautiful writing, etc.
- freedom from want by joan silber: easy to read, at times funny, at times heartbreakingly sad. i love stories about sibling relationships.
- fisherman's stew by jowhor ile: such imagery and such romance captured in such beautiful, concise writing. extremely sad and extremely beautiful.
- delandria by asali solomon: ah, racism. the horrors never cease. an enthralling story.