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Stag Dance
Stag Dance | Torrey Peters
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Stag Dance | Torrey Peters
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This is fantastic. Peters knows how to weave a story. I find it so interesting how she placed the stories, there are a few stories that relate to one storyline and it is mixed up chronologically making for an onion layer reveal between that are strong stories and the one novella (title story). My only complaint is that novella was a bit too long.
TW for one brutal animal scene that is upsetting in a story called The Chaser.

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Hooked_on_books
Stag Dance | Torrey Peters
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I loved her debut novel and thus was excited for this, but it didn‘t quite get there for me. I thought the 3 stories were good, but the novella never pulled me in. And had some really high quality technical aspects and a great central metaphor, but it was almost like the technical bits got in the way of the magic. A low pick for me.

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Chelsea.Poole
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A few short stories and the titular novel, “Stag Dance”, which were very different and a bit jarring but a nice change of style, setting, and tone. Stag Dance is too long, could have been better as a short story. Conversely, one of the short stories could have been a full novel. I listened to the audiobook which really enhanced the Stag Dance story, as the narrator really brings out the characters and setting (lumberjacks isolated in a camp).

squirrelbrain Interesting review, thank you. I have this reserved on BorrowBox as I felt like I might not love it so didn‘t want to buy - sounds like the right choice. 🤔 1w
CarolynM Yes, very interesting. I‘m going to read this soon because I am going to see Torrey Peters at the Melbourne Writers Festival in May. 1w
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perfectlywinged
Stag Dance | Torrey Peters
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The character writing in these short stories is electric!

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ChaoticMissAdventures
Stag Dance | Torrey Peters
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2 seconds ago this cafe was so crowded you could barely move. Now the quiet sets in.

Reading the new Torrey Peters

Ruthiella Ooh ! Looking forward to that title. I loved 2mo
BarbaraBB Perfect reading time and space! 2mo
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