In this collection
of eleven fantasy tales, the stories range from the outer limits of
reality to almost horror. The strangeness of the stories draws you in
and highlights the interactions and emotions of the characters. In
the first story, the family is preparing a ritual to get rid of
grandfather by putting him in a box and lowering it into the ocean, a
metaphor for warehousing old people in nursing homes.
The story of Jenny
highlights the frustration of one sibling having to care for another.
Jenny was born without a head, but is still remarkably alive much to
the frustration of her brother who must care for her. In another
story a ship full of sailors is being dragged down by a sea monster
who has decided to mate with it.
These stories a
witty and elegantly told. This is not a quick book to read. Although
the stories are short, they require your attention to each sentence
because the writing is packed with meaning. This is a collection for
anyone who wants to be challenged by views of another world.
I received this book
from Penguin Random House for this review.
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