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A review by thegrimhobbyist
So Much Heart by Drew Buxton
4.5
I received this book by the author. Thank you so much! My review is my own honest opinion.
First of all, can we all pause to appreciate this book cover? The cover art is absolutely amazing! I kept finding myself studying it when I wasn't reading the book. Now, on to the review!
These short stories are snippets of struggling people's lives, written like it's a normal Monday for them, but reality is they're anything but normal. There's an odd whimsy to these tales, despite them being so gritty and dark. How Buxton managed to make intrusive thoughts, mental illness, and addiction somehow lighthearted, I don't know, but he did. That being said, you have to have a grim dark humor to think that I suppose. That'd be me, my humor is dark.
My only gripe with these snippets is, I wish they were longer. That's more of a compliment than anything bad. I get sucked right into this wacky ride, only for it to be over and on to the next story. I use the term 'snippet' here as these don't have definitive conclusions. It's like sitting in front of a TV and flipping the channel after watching a show for a few minutes. I was put off by this at first, I'm so used to more definitive conclusions, but then the more stories I read, the more I tossed that bother out the window and buckled up for the ride.
I would absolutely recommend this debut collection of short stories for anyone with the same grim humor. There are triggers galore in this, so be advised!
First of all, can we all pause to appreciate this book cover? The cover art is absolutely amazing! I kept finding myself studying it when I wasn't reading the book. Now, on to the review!
These short stories are snippets of struggling people's lives, written like it's a normal Monday for them, but reality is they're anything but normal. There's an odd whimsy to these tales, despite them being so gritty and dark. How Buxton managed to make intrusive thoughts, mental illness, and addiction somehow lighthearted, I don't know, but he did. That being said, you have to have a grim dark humor to think that I suppose. That'd be me, my humor is dark.
My only gripe with these snippets is, I wish they were longer. That's more of a compliment than anything bad. I get sucked right into this wacky ride, only for it to be over and on to the next story. I use the term 'snippet' here as these don't have definitive conclusions. It's like sitting in front of a TV and flipping the channel after watching a show for a few minutes. I was put off by this at first, I'm so used to more definitive conclusions, but then the more stories I read, the more I tossed that bother out the window and buckled up for the ride.
I would absolutely recommend this debut collection of short stories for anyone with the same grim humor. There are triggers galore in this, so be advised!