gnaylor 's review for:

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud
5.0

I think this might just be my new favorite book.

I mean there are some weaker stories in this collection, but fuck this thing just hits me in all right places. I see myself recommending this a lot in the future. It just explores grief, masculinity, and familial bonds in ways that just do it for me. It uses the supernatural and horrific as a backdrop for such human stories.

Favorite Stories: Wild Acre, The Monsters of Heaven, Sunbleached, and The Good Husband