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so-soThe first short story about corporate cyborg athletes was great, seemed to be a Tiptree tribute, but I found the other stories and essays to be pretty forgettable. Plus one awful short story that should have a trigger warning for miscarriage.
Two dogs - Doyle the boxer-shepherd and Winnie the Dixie mix, and two books I'm rotating between tonight @lemonlime799
(Also hey @Eamann lookit!)
pickSome 5 star stories, some not 5 star stories. Overall, I enjoyed it, although it doesn't quite compare to Broken Monsters.
Note to self: invent hand cream for people who live in northern climes (like me), and read on an e-reader.
pick3.5 ⭐️A collection of 26 short stories & essays written by the author of The Shining Girls & Broken Monsters. A mix of sci-fi and realistic pieces; the realistic ones are some of the most unsettling. The 5 non-fiction pieces reveal how Beukes's career as a journalist informs her fiction. Like any short story collection, some resonated with me more than others. This was my introduction to the author & I definitely want to read more!
I don't like short stories but when I saw this came out today, I immediately bought it. The only short stories I've liked have been the weird ones and I'm betting Beukes will be weird enough based on her novels.
"If the violence in the book is shocking, it's because it is supposed to be. Because real violence is. All those pretty corpses and the raging gun battles and torture porn on-screen have made us virtually immune to violence and the ripples it sends out. But it should be gut-wrenching. It should be traumatic. It should be about the victim." This essay though.
Ahhh yeah. So far as delightfully weird as I hoped/expected from Beukes. Excited to get to the essays as well.
so-soWhile there were a few stories in this collection that I genuinely enjoyed (especially the non-fiction), I had a difficult time getting into most of them. I wanted more horror. I wanted more gore. I wanted more surrealism. All of that is present in this collection, but not to the extent that I expected, as a fan of Beukes' horror novels. It's rare that I love a short story collection; this one had way more misses than hits for me.
When you get approved to read Lauren Beukes' new book on NetGalley and you're just SO FREAKIN' EXCITED.
pickThe cover on the right is being promoted in US, but I prefer the left. Collection of short stories and some journalism pieces. She is completely disturbed in all the best ways. Lots of creepy, dystopia. Commentary on social media and reality television. A fabulous piece on the lifecycle of a romantic relationship told on 26 paragraphs (a-z) and great non-fiction about why she wrote Shining Girls (pick that book up if you haven't already)
Ugh Monday. But Litsy is working again 🎉 and I got this today!! 😍
Well, hello there. 🤘🏻
