pickWhat could be better than a book of haunting short stories picked by Edward Gorey? Same book with Edward Gorey illustrations. These short stories will make you shiver and one or two might make you sleep with the lights on. I loved this book, so much. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I had to take this collection back to the library before I got through it, but I read enough of these stories to know that I must read more Mavis Gallant short stories! I can‘t believe I haven‘t before now. They are brilliant.
Here I am, biding time with a cute dog and my daily short story while I wait for the snow (UGH) to stop. I keep reminding myself that next week I‘ll be in France, where it‘s supposed to be 20° and I won‘t even need my new tweed jacket.
In the meantime, I‘ll continue to be impressed with Drew Hayden Taylor‘s range. This guy excels at every genre he turns his hand to. His SF is as great as his nonfiction, his theatre, his YA, etc. etc. #MFMarch
Gotta love it when your book bestie goes on vacation and brings you back the perfect souvenirs!! 🤓
pick4/5
I really enjoyed this collection of non-fiction vignettes about people and moments in history mostly between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. I found the stories to be beautifully written and very moving. I can't pick a standout because they were were all so unique and emotional. I wasn't familiar with The Memory Palace podcast before reading this book, but I didn't feel that I needed to be in order to enjoy it.
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pickIt's been almost a year since I started reading this.... and it is finally done ✅ A very interesting collection where anyone can find a story to their liking. I had my favourites and some stories were hard to get through. However, I do like that these kinds of collections offer an opportunity to get to know different writers and styles of the stories. Also, the cover and style of the book itself is so beautiful ❤️
so-soThere were one or two stories in here that I liked. However, I am not a fan of “am I crazy is the world crazy” type books. They always make my head hurt. Cat tax- Poirot in all his relaxed glory.
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”
― Harlan Ellison
