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Jan 04, 2023
bookshelves: short-stories-and-novella, kindle-unlimited, fiction-various-read
A darkly comic tale set within a divorce party. Who even knew divorce parties were a thing?
'Balloons swam in the air above the Royal Table, black and libidinally pink. “RIP MATT AND NIA!” An enormous three-tiered cake hunched like a gargoyle on the buffet table.'
Part 4 of the Trespass Series of Amazon Originals.
This is a tough one to review as I have divided opinions. On one hand, I feel that the whole point of this short story completely eluded me but on the other hand, I really enjoyed the author's writing, which was concise, sharp and humorous.
'Without the anchor of eternity, there are no moorings in this desert, nothing to keep a promise from blowing off.'
Not bad for a short story and it's clear Karen Russel can write.
'Balloons swam in the air above the Royal Table, black and libidinally pink. “RIP MATT AND NIA!” An enormous three-tiered cake hunched like a gargoyle on the buffet table.'
Part 4 of the Trespass Series of Amazon Originals.
This is a tough one to review as I have divided opinions. On one hand, I feel that the whole point of this short story completely eluded me but on the other hand, I really enjoyed the author's writing, which was concise, sharp and humorous.
'Without the anchor of eternity, there are no moorings in this desert, nothing to keep a promise from blowing off.'
Not bad for a short story and it's clear Karen Russel can write.
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January 4, 2023
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rated it 4 stars
Dec 30, 2023 01:38PM
If you have not, already, investigated more of her stories, then I'd like to recommend her book St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, which is chock full of imaginative short stories in her lovely prose.
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Divorce parties are a thing, but generally it’s for the rich to protect one another’s reputations. Likely to prevent any disclosures of the dirty details of a tumultuous marriage. I’m sure they aren’t cheap.
