I have previously read certain stories from this door stopper of an anthology, however 2 weeks ago I decided to start it. From the end & read it towards the beginning. I'm reading it on my computer, which has made a massive difference as the double column print in the book is distracting. So far I have read 13 stories. The standouts have been:
*Micaela Morrissette's “The Familiars“: a boy & his mother together during the summer. The boy (CONT)
pickEnglish title: On Calculation of Volume, this is the first in what is supposed to be a septology
A woman has traveled to Paris when the time stops at November 18th. Everyone keeps on living the same day over and over again not knowing that time has stopped. But this woman do, so she starts counting the days.
#12Booksof2023 April
Definitely the strangest 🦇💩🍌👖book I read all year, which also made it the most intriguing and fun. And I luuuurve the cover.
@Andrew65
pickA stunning collection of short stories - so grateful that this author took the time to translate her work into English. Stylish, eerie, and thoughtful - surely a collection worth revisiting!
so-soI‘m afraid I‘m not in the right mind space to enjoy this very strange book. It was too convoluted for me just now. There are so many characters and storylines, I‘m just not really sure what happened.
There were parts I really liked, especially the bee/pollen mutation and hive mind infestation that developed from that.
Overall, 🍌👖 and downright strange.
*Daniel Abraham's “Flat Diane“. This is about a father who makes a life-sized sketch drawing of his daughter, Diane, & mails it to their family around the world asking them to take a picture with “Flat Diane“ & tell about her adventures. Needless to say, things turn out very wrong. This one def got under (CONT) 1w
*Brian Evenson's “The Brotherhood of Mutilation“ Evenson later expanded this novella into a full-length novel “Last Days“. A man is recruited into a cult to investigate a potential murder. A lot of body horror in this. I couldn't help but imagine David Cronenberg, or his son Brandon, making this into a movie.
*Thomas Ligotti's “The Town Manager.“ The inhabitants of a dilapidated town are at the strange whims of their latest town (CONT) 1w