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Gutshot
Gutshot: Stories | Amelia Gray
A searing new collection from the inimitable Amelia Gray.A woman creeps through the ductwork of a quiet home. A medical procedure reveals an object of worship. A carnivorous reptile divides and cauterizes a town. Amelia Gray's curio cabinet expands in Gutshot, where isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark and outrageous edges. These singular stories live and breathe on their own, pulsating with energy and humanness and a glorious sense of humor. Hers are stories that you will read and rereadraw gems that burrow into your brain, reminders of just how strange and beautiful our world is. These collected stories come to us like a vivisected body, the whole that is all the more elegant and breathtaking for exploring its most grotesque and intimate lightless viscera.
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DimeryRene
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Mehso-so

For literal years, I thought this book was called guNshot….
Anyway, I liked some of these stories a lot and some not at all. I‘d read more by Amelia Gray though!

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AVChrista
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Finally reading this book after I‘ve let it “mature” on my bookshelf. Fingers crossed it reads like a fine wine!

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Michael_Gee
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Oops. Put it in the trunk with an open water bottle. After this I‘m going to prop it up in front of a fan. Any other tips for water damaged books? 💧 📖 😬

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akckitty
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Pickpick

Wow. 😍 This collection of short stories took me on the most amazing adventures, in a weird kind of way. I love Amelia Gray‘s writing. If you‘re into dark humor, horror/gore, I would recommend this in a heart beat!!

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akckitty
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What I look like when I‘m cozying up to read ☺️ I love my little kitty boy Mr Snuffs ❣️

Lauram 😻 6y
akckitty @Lauram he wanted to play in the freshly dried towels while I was on the couch reading. Hard to not get distracted instead! Lol 6y
Libby1 😻 6y
booksandsympathy Mr Snuffs! 😻😻 6y
rather_be_reading omg adorable!! 😍😍 6y
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Michael_Gee
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Definitely an after-you-eat read!

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Michael_Gee
Gutshot: Stories | Amelia Gray

The sun beats the shit out of a dirty road called Raton Pass where the closest thing to a pair of matching earrings is a guy named Carl who punches you in the head with his fist.

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JGadz11
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#Garish theme for #October: Gutshot. I found this book really awful and unsettling, but couldn't put it down. One of the darkest things I've ever read. #uncannyoctober #litsyreads @RealLifeReading

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parasolofdoom
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#pagehabit #horror box. Honestly I'm pretty irritated they duplicated a book from the Nocturnal Reader Box -- surely the author knew? Or they could have communicated with the one other horror book subscription to avoid this. So now I have a 2nd copy of Grip of It which I read already 😏. Luckily I signed up with a promo and at least got a 2nd book that's been on my #tbr. I cancelled though, I don't want to risk doubles & I like Nocturnal more.

LauraJ I was hoping the whole box would be horror themed, not just one book (which I also already had). 7y
parasolofdoom @LauraJ I think they have too many balls in the air so every single monthly box has the same extras (so no point in getting more than one genre) 7y
parasolofdoom @LauraJ was this your first pagehabit box too? They also neglected to apply a free shipping credit and just gave a five dollar credit on accounts (no good to me since I cancelled) so was also a little annoyed with that. 7y
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LauraJ Yeah, first one. I've already read Gutshot too. Maybe I'll try Nocturnal Reader instead. 7y
parasolofdoom @LauraJ It's more expensive but my first box had 3 books (one signed) and a lot of horror themed extras -- blood red bath bomb w plastic spider in middle, creepy artwork, exorcist mug, The Stand hat, zombie pin, Salem's Lot postcard, bookmark 7y
LauraJ @parasolofdoom That exorcist mug was great. 7y
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BookDude
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Mehso-so

A fascination collection of stories, Gutshot unfortunately grows tiresome by the end. The stories ate short, disturbing, glimpses into lives we don't see but maybe have nightmares about. Some make you gasp, but by the end, you're waiting to read the last few sentences of each to find out what the shock is.

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BookDude
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"Attention is the most worthless currency on the planet," I said. "When you treat it like it's precious, you're blinding yourself to the possibility that you might find it elsewhere. And it's everywhere, attention is."

Michael_Gee Love that line, and that story! 7y
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KT_Scarlett
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Mehso-so

Gorgeous cover. Loved a handful of the stories, but wasn't in love with most of them.

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JGadz11
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JessReads
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Day 2 of #riotgrams - #whereiread. I have an hour long commute to work via subway, but it gives me plenty of time to read!

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Beachesnbooks
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So here's what I read in November...I definitely fell prey to the post-election reading slump and read a lot fewer physical books than usual. I read 4 physical books and 3 audio for a total of 7 📚 My favorite this month was Amelia Gray's Gutshot.

OutlandishLit Tiny beautiful things!! 🙌 8y
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Beachesnbooks
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About halfway done with this short story collection and really loving the dark weirdness so far

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KateGM
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About halfway done and I just realized it isn't titled "Gunshot!"
PS It's really good.

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tkmadden
Gutshot: Stories | Amelia Gray

“Here‘s the thing,” he said. “Your mama‘s dead. And you‘re forty years old. And I have a warrant out for my arrest. And I am addicted to getting tattoos. And our air conditioner‘s broke. And you are drunk every day. And all I ever want to do is fight and go swimming. [...] And honest to God, you got big tits but you make a real shitty muse. And we are in Beaumont, Texas.”

I said, These are minor setbacks on the road to glory.

(I ❤️ Amelia Gray)

vincentscarpa One of my favorite passages of dialogue ever ever ever. 8y
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LauraJ
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#TBT Not all of these short stories stuck with me, but the ones that did...wow!
One of these days I'll find time to read more Amelia Gray.

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CandycaneBelle
Gutshot: Stories | Amelia Gray
Mehso-so

This was far out of my normal realm so I appreciate it for that, but I'm not certain I liked the stories on a personal level. I was often left feeling as though I was reaching for more. Most of these stories left me feeling like I myself had been shot in the gut. Respectable but unlikeable

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CandycaneBelle
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"Go for it and Raise Hell" Now there's a motto!

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CandycaneBelle
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"I forgot if he was lost or if we both were or if it was only me." Sums up things quite nicely doesn't it.

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CandycaneBelle
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I've been waiting to get my hands on this since its real ease last year-but it was off beat and couldn't find it any where until #thelibrary got it in! Blessings to the first person to collect knowledge and share for free! #stillcryingaboutthelibraryofalexandria

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Lylah
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Loving this cover.

lucy_literati Awesome cover. 8y
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