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Assorted Short Fiction II

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole

A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

Yard Work by David Koepp

Anonymous by Uzodinma Iweala

There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed by Edgar Cantero

The Remedy by Adam Haslett

Falls the Shadow by Skip Horack

Screwball by Simon Rich

The Beckoning Fair One by Dan Chaon

Q&A by Ben Winters

Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry

Decorum at the Deathbed by Josh Malerman

April 2, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Night of the Mannequins – 3/5 Stars – Stephen Graham Jones This is a newish novella from Stephen Graham Jones that you’ll have to roll with the bad title and go with it because it does some very interesting things. It has a significant flaw by the end, and the way I will describe that is that it either doesn’t trust the audience or trust itself to make the more interesting choice. The plot involves a group of teenagers, friends and frenemies, who friend works […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: adam haslett, Alfred Uhry, Alyssa Cole, Ben Winters, Dan Chaon, David Koepp, Edgar Cantero, josh malerman, simon rich, Skip Horack, Stephen Graham Jones, Susan Glaspell, uzodinma iweala

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:142 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: adam haslett, Alfred Uhry, Alyssa Cole, Ben Winters, Dan Chaon, David Koepp, Edgar Cantero, josh malerman, simon rich, Skip Horack, Stephen Graham Jones, Susan Glaspell, uzodinma iweala ·
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Emphasis on ill

December 25, 2018 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I didn’t like this book, but I don’t think this is a book that was written to be liked; enjoyment seems like a poor goalpost to measure the book by.  It’s ugly, dark, and unpleasant. So given that this isn’t something that Oprah is going to feature as a new book club selection, how do I judge fairly? It’s compelling and well written; it passed my “still interested after the first couple dozen pages” test, and I read it through completely. The central mystery – […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Dan Chaon

octothorp's CBR10 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Dan Chaon ·
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Episode 1-10: Ain’t None Ya Muhfuhs Ever Heard Of Divorce?

March 12, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/03/12/episode-1-10-aint-none-ya-muhfuhs-ever-heard-of-divorce/ Wherein I Review: 32. Ill Will by Dan Chaon 33. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! (Stainless Steel Rat #7) by Harry Harrison 34. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson I’m all for murder mysteries, but damn, sometimes people just be killing the fuck out of each other with no remorse.  It’s twisty and turny, and for Dan Chaon’s bitterly Maury Povich levels of trauma.  If you dig Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware, the Swanson is for you.  The Chaon might be for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Dan Chaon, Harry Harrison, ill will, killing my kindle, kind worth killing, Peter Swanson, podcast, stainless steel rat, stainless steel rat wants you

prisco's CBR10 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Dan Chaon, Harry Harrison, ill will, killing my kindle, kind worth killing, Peter Swanson, podcast, stainless steel rat, stainless steel rat wants you ·
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A Worthy Tribute

October 24, 2016 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

I’m a huge fan of Ray Bradbury, but I actually found this in the process of hunting down a copy of Joe Hill’s By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain, which is included in this collection. Pretty much every story here is a winner, though, and definitely worth reading for Bradbury fans. Here’s a full list of everything included. I particularly enjoyed Lee Martin’s Cat on a Bad Couch, Jacqueline Mitchard’s Two Of A Kind, Charles Yu’s Earth: (A Gift Shop) and Julia Keller’s Hayleigh’s Dad. Overall, though, there aren’t any duds. And I really liked […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Alice Hoffman, Audrey Niffenegger, badkittyuno, Bayo Ojikutu, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Charles Yu, Dan Chaon, dave eggers, David Morrell, Gary A. Braunbeck, Harlan Ellison, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Jay Bonansinga, joe hill, Joe Meno, John Maclay, John McNally, Julia Keller, Kelly Link, Lee Martin, Margaret Atwood, Mort Castle, Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Robert McCammon, Sam Weller, Thomas F. Monteleone

badkittyuno's CBR8 Review No:213 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Alice Hoffman, Audrey Niffenegger, badkittyuno, Bayo Ojikutu, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Charles Yu, Dan Chaon, dave eggers, David Morrell, Gary A. Braunbeck, Harlan Ellison, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Jay Bonansinga, joe hill, Joe Meno, John Maclay, John McNally, Julia Keller, Kelly Link, Lee Martin, Margaret Atwood, Mort Castle, Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Robert McCammon, Sam Weller, Thomas F. Monteleone ·
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