pick2 things first. 1. I‘d be very interested to see what a novel by her looks like. 2. Reading Dear Cyborgs prepared me for this collection of short stories that through this heaping pile of phantasmagoria dealt with so many issues women face. I would really like to have a beer with her and stay silent while she talked about whatever she wanted. I also feel like I have dirt underneath my nails from reading this. Just read it. It‘s a pick!!!
TrishB I‘m not really into short stories - but you have me intrigued! 7y
Reggie @TrishB I was surprised because I had no idea these had the elements of, horror is not the right word, maybe more a “something is not quite right”-ness about them, but I think you would like them, and would get them. 7y
Bambolina_81 I had this down as a collection of essays, I'm not sure what 🤔 Adding to my stack now. Thanks for the rec! 7y
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Reggie @Bambolina_81 you welcome! I‘m cagey to talk about this book. I think there would be some very colorful conversations about some of these stories in a book club. 7y
RohitSawant Great review! I have this queued on Kindle! Looking forward to reading it soon. 7y
Bambolina_81 @Reggie I am mega intrigued now 😂 7y
Reggie @rohit-sawant Thanks!!! I think you‘d like her. In writer-town, you and her live on the same block. 7y
Cinfhen I was gifted this gritty collection by my bff @shawnmooney I'm really looking forward to reading it, even though the #bookManiac bailed!!! 7y
shawnmooney @cinfhen Ha! I actually did not bail, just didn‘t care for it all that much – I did bail on the looong story based on the police procedural but otherwise read the rest of the book. I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! (edited) 7y
bookwrm526 @Reggie we read it for my book club. There was one person there who didn‘t like it, and most of the conversation was her trying to get us to tell her why we did like it. There was quite a bit of dislike for the SVU story (it had one defender) and we were all thoroughly confused by Mothers. Eight Bites destroyed me 7y
gibblr This post and thread has definitely convinced me to add to my tbr list! 7y
erzascarletbookgasm What an intriguing review! 7y
starrdom I consumed this one via audiobook and I think that was a mistake as it is a brutal way to experience the SVU story. Carmen Machado is going to be at a book event I'm attending today. I'll get the print version there and try again. 7y
Reggie @Cinfhen I think there‘s a bit of Fever Dreaminess to it so be prepared, but I think you‘ll like it. 7y
Reggie @bookwrm526 It sounds like I would loved to have been there. This was my take on Mother‘s. I think when we first meet people we are attracted to we imagine what our lives would be with them. In this case, the reality didn‘t get that far because Bad the gf was physically abusive. But had they stayed together they would have had 2 kids.(?) that was my take. Lol Yeah and as a person who has fluctuated all his life with weight, 8 Bites was rough. 7y
Reggie @gibblr I think you and the ladies would have a great time at the PR bookshop discussing it. 7y
Reggie @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks!!! 7y
Reggie @starrdom OMG you‘re so lucky!!! Yeah I think this one is done better in print because in the SVU there are these two other characters that pop up that made me do a double take. And there was a lot of back and forthing going on. I can only imagine a lot of peoples “wtf is going on?!!!” Lolol 7y
starrdom @Reggie yeah Abler and Stabler still haunt me lol 7y
Cinfhen Thanks Reggie!! I can always consult with you if I'm really lost!!! 7y
bookwrm526 @Reggie That‘s an interesting take, I‘ll be sure to share it with my book group when we meet again. It is just as plausible as anything we came up with lol 7y
UrsulaMonarch Nice discussion of the book here! I still don't get/appreciate SVU... 7y
Reggie @Lkelly sometimes we have to make that leap and just go with it. I think the SVU story, part of it, the doppelgänger part at least is how we want everything to be and turn out, perfect. They solved all the cases. Abler and Henson were sleeping with each other and in love. But still Abler had a wonderful wife and wonderful kids. Henson was with the ADA. But maybe like the ADA, we all know that something too good to be true probably is. We need the 7y
Reggie Flaws and the struggle and to be haunted and to have all these things that make us real people. And sometimes it‘s hard and not nice and it‘s violent. Idk, maybe I‘m talking nonsense but that‘s what I got from that story. 7y
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