A review by theartolater
Vertigo by Joanna Walsh

5.0

As someone who has traditionally struggled with short stories, much of what exists in Vertigo seriously wowed me. The short story the collection takes its name from is a key highlight, but nearly every story in here is really richly portrayed and has a hypervisual quality to it that lends itself to some great mental images. At 120 or so pages, this is just one you should grab and read in an afternoon, as the stories are sized to move pretty fast, and there's really not a bad one in the bunch. Essential if you like short works.