A review by timbooksin
Fen by Daisy Johnson

3.0

The subtle eeriness of this collection was compelling. I found myself enjoying the pace and length of each story, though the sparseness of the prose often left me filling in gaps with uncertainty. The unifying backdrop of the "fen" was executed well. The Cormac McCarthy-esque lack of proper punctuation for dialogue, though rarely needed, was utterly unappealing. Experiments with style and structure were evident, and while not all were quite successful, there were still a few stories I will remember for some time.