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A review by kellyhitchcock
Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Fiction by Elissa Schappell
3.0
Again - 3 stars means fixed feelings.
The stories jumped back and forth between characters, but I didn't realize this until about 30% through, when Charlotte was suddenly in another story. In the audio version, the story breaks were not all that clear either, so it was difficult to follow.
That said, most of the stories were visceral women's issues with a strong narrative. Like any short story collection, there were stories I got into more than others, but the collection as a whole was very strong. Schappell's powers of observation are strong, I only wish I was able to better orient myself to the revisited characters in time.
The stories jumped back and forth between characters, but I didn't realize this until about 30% through, when Charlotte was suddenly in another story. In the audio version, the story breaks were not all that clear either, so it was difficult to follow.
That said, most of the stories were visceral women's issues with a strong narrative. Like any short story collection, there were stories I got into more than others, but the collection as a whole was very strong. Schappell's powers of observation are strong, I only wish I was able to better orient myself to the revisited characters in time.