aubrey_taylorsversion 's review for:

I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories by Laura van den Berg

3.0

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These stories were very, very well written but they're too short for anything to come of them. I'm a fan of the longer short stories, think Daddy by Emma Cline. Stories that I can sink my teeth into and rip apart the meat and bones. And I Hold a Wolf feels more like the broth supporting the meat and not the actual meat, there's such good buildup but the payoff lacks spectacularly. Especially in the shorter pieces.

Favs: Last Night, Slumberland, Your Second Wife, The Pitch