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A review by russlemania
Ministry of Moral Panic by Amanda Lee Koe
5.0
Ministry of Moral Panic by Amanda Lee Koe is a deeply enchanting collection of short stories. Penned with pellucid deftness, her stories ache with themes of forbidden and/or unrequited love and lust.
Ms Lee is unafraid to push boundaries on the page. She stretches her characters out of the canvas of their stereotypes, and places in them the desire to rise above their condition. To fulfill motivations that are sometimes emotional, sometimes rational, sometimes fetishistic. The moral lines are blurred for mostly characters, but their intentions are clear. They have vindication for their actions, which makes their failings all the more tragic.
The stories that stuck with me the most were Flamingo Valley, Pawn, Chick and Siren. That being said, all the stories were great reads.
Ms Lee is unafraid to push boundaries on the page. She stretches her characters out of the canvas of their stereotypes, and places in them the desire to rise above their condition. To fulfill motivations that are sometimes emotional, sometimes rational, sometimes fetishistic. The moral lines are blurred for mostly characters, but their intentions are clear. They have vindication for their actions, which makes their failings all the more tragic.
The stories that stuck with me the most were Flamingo Valley, Pawn, Chick and Siren. That being said, all the stories were great reads.