A review by missbookiverse
The Skeleton's Holiday by Leonora Carrington

5.0

This collection contains 7 of Carrington's surrealist short stories. I had never read surrealist literature before and while reading this collection my recurring thought was "OMG, WTF did I just read?" It's like Alice in Wonderland on mind-enhancing drugs: weird, colorful, often brutal, sometimes ridiculous, sometimes melancholy. Anything is possible and sometimes it's hard to follow (or find) the actual storyline. But it's still so much fun because it's so unique and reminded me of twisted fairy tales and I'm sure a lot more could be gained from some in-depth analyses.
My favorite story was The Debutante about a young woman and a hyena attempting to switch places. The only thing that bothered me was how in White Rabbits
Spoilerleprosy was used for shock value and the people suffering from this illness were depicted as creepy and insane.