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The ten stories in this anthology shine each at its own speed of light--dimmer, hidden deep in the darkness, or brighter, burning faster. Through tales of secrets, loss, and identity, empathy illuminates the path, lengthening the shadows of the human emotions laid bare. When a young boy collects secrets like another boy would collect rocks or stamps, darkness envelops the man he becomes. When a young mother accepts a ride from a stranger, the truth about her situation is revealed to her. A penumbra outlines the dark core of one mother's loss as another mother's gain. Through stories of divorce, memory loss, struggles with mental health, and estrangement, loss reveals what we are capable of doing to cope, to recover, to heal, and what we can become as a result.… (más)
I received a copy of this book through the ARC program in exchange for an honest review.
Like most short story collections, there were some that were better than others. There were some that I especially liked, there were none that I really disliked and just wanted over with. That's a big plus. I liked the theme of the book and the very individual ways the authors gave shape to the theme. The only thing that disappointed me was that some of the stories seemed to end abruptly. I would be invested in the story and then it would be over. Just like that. And I felt I needed more, the story didn't feel finished.
Anyway, it's a nice, quick read and I always find short story collections are a great snack in between full books. ( )
A slim volume of short pieces about people at or in difficult places in their lives and how they cope. There are 10 stories here and one or two are memorable though they seem not to be as you read. The predicaments and situations are more important than the characters and the writing is somewhat so what. ( )
The ten stories in this anthology shine each at its own speed of light--dimmer, hidden deep in the darkness, or brighter, burning faster. Through tales of secrets, loss, and identity, empathy illuminates the path, lengthening the shadows of the human emotions laid bare. When a young boy collects secrets like another boy would collect rocks or stamps, darkness envelops the man he becomes. When a young mother accepts a ride from a stranger, the truth about her situation is revealed to her. A penumbra outlines the dark core of one mother's loss as another mother's gain. Through stories of divorce, memory loss, struggles with mental health, and estrangement, loss reveals what we are capable of doing to cope, to recover, to heal, and what we can become as a result.
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Like most short story collections, there were some that were better than others. There were some that I especially liked, there were none that I really disliked and just wanted over with. That's a big plus.
I liked the theme of the book and the very individual ways the authors gave shape to the theme.
The only thing that disappointed me was that some of the stories seemed to end abruptly. I would be invested in the story and then it would be over. Just like that. And I felt I needed more, the story didn't feel finished.
Anyway, it's a nice, quick read and I always find short story collections are a great snack in between full books. (