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Cargando... Vampires in the Lemon Grovepor Karen Russell
  
Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) adze117 | Sep 24, 2023 |   ) Ermonty | Dec 19, 2022 | Vampires in the Lemon Grove A story about an adorable elderly vampire. I really liked the style of this one, a first person narration of an old vampire that bites lemons. Would have liked a clearer ending. 4/5 Reeling for the Empire I loved this tale with whole my heart. It talks about patriarchy and capitalism, and how little women's lives mean. 5/5 The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979 Didn't really get that one. Or "got it" but didn't like the abrupt ending. 3/5 Proving Up Two times I forgot this story after reading this. It's not that it wasn't good, but utterly forgettable. 2/5 The Barn at the End of Our Term Ok this one was amazing. Past US presidents reincarnated as horses that all live in a barn. I might had enjoyed it more were I acquainted with these people but I'm not American so many things were lost on me. Still, it was so imaginative and well written, I had a great time reading this. 4/5 Dougbert Shackleton's Rules for Antartic Tailgating Okay, I guess? There's a dude that does a thing, and it's a metaphor about something. 2/5 The New Veterans This one made me sad. Sad that war exists, sad with the emotional labor and need of women to "fix" others. 3/5 The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis Loved it, but was hurt by it. I really needed to know what happened to the kid. 4/5 (  ) Silenostar | Dec 7, 2022 |  ) viviennestrauss | Aug 12, 2022 | ) IVLeafClover | Jun 21, 2022 |
 ...the more persuasive stories in this book feature genuine outsiders who consider themselves monsters — because they are ugly or different, set apart from others by their looks or experience or self-conscious self-loathing. It is these monsters that Ms. Russell portrays with such sympathy and inventiveness, and it is her ability to immerse us in their daily experiences and the exotic or not-so-exotic worlds they inhabit that underscore her fecund and constantly surprising storytelling gifts. DistincionesListas de sobresalientes
En el cuento que da título a este volumen, dos vampiros en un limonar inundado de sol intentan desesperadamente saciar su sed de sangre, en una inolvidable parábola sobre la adicción y el ansia, el pavor y el amor mortales. Le siguen siete relatos protagonizados por los más sorprendentes personajes: un adolescente (enamorado) que descubre que el universo se comunica con él a través de unos talismanes abandonados en un nido de gaviotas, una comunidad de mujeresque se transforman lentamente en gusanos de seda humanos para tejer delicados hilos extraídos de sus propias entrañas, una masajista que descubre su poder sanador manipulando los tatuajes en el torso de un veterano de guerra... El drama de una familia de colonos en el Oeste y una siniestra historia de culpa y expiación cierran esta colección de relatos de Rusell. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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