The e-book version that I got from my library was actually titled Arrival, with the note that it had been previously published as Stories of Your Life, and I got it because I wanted to read the story that the movie Arrival was based on, so I’ll start with that one. It’s titled “Story of Your Life,” and it’s good. I think the movie is better, which I don’t usually think, but I also don’t usually see the movie before reading the book. I don’t want to spoil […]
26: Her Body and Other Parties
I’d heard of Her Body and Other Parties because I’d heard of Carmen Maria Machado’s short story, “The Husband Stitch.” If you’ve read it, you’ll also want to read this incredible piece from Electric Literature, which comments on the significance of the piece and why it is so difficult for women to be believed. It struck an incredible chord. When I saw the book at an independent bookstore for a conference, I broke my no-buy rule and acquired it. I read it over the week […]
24: The Martian Chronicles
K has chosen The Martian Chronicles for our book club next week, and as soon as one of our titles is announced, I immediately request the book from the library in order to read it and keep up with my book clubs. I had read Fahrenheit 451 many years ago and loved it (I’m due for a re-read, I think), so I was excited to try out The Martian Chronicles. I got the 40th anniversary edition, in which Ray Bradbury explained the history of getting […]
Dewey #813.08 Short Story Collections
Writing short stories takes a special kind of author, one who cam compress language to its densest form, one who can masterfully piece together a believable story arc in just a few pages – They need to be precise in their delivery and they need to capture the attention of their reader quickly. Single serving fiction, a short story, is the perfect for for our digital age. I first discovered my passion for short stories at University – In my first year I had a […]
Episode 1-11: Time After Damned Time
https://killingmykindle.com/2018/03/19/episode-1-11-time-after-damned-time/ Wherein I Review: 35. Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett 36. The Stainless Steel Rat for President (Stainless Steel Rat #8) by Harry Harrison 37. Blood and Lemonade by Joe R. Lansdale 38. Just One Damned Thing After Another (St. Mary’s Chronicles #1) by Jodi Taylor Hap and Leonard do a very special clip show, still following the exploits of the inexplicable rat, I ponder what it’d be like if Johnny Appleseed or Paul Bunyan went serial killer, and I finally find time travel […]
Lemme get a hit of that eugenides
Poor Jeffrey Eugenides. Every book he writes is going to be “good, but it’s not Middlesex” at best to me. It’s not fair to the man. He’s a great writer, but damn was Middlesex a fucking masterpiece. I keep chasing that high. I had the same thing with Michael Chabon; my first experience was with the author’s best, most-intriguing-subject-matter book that was tailor made for me, so everything else was going to suffer by comparison. Any writer would be lucky to have one Middlesex in […]
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