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scottishben's review
5.0
Kiernan is one of the most consistently captivating writers out there at shorter lengths. The only problem with "best ofs" is it can still leave you tracking down the stories that dont make the collection if you do not have them already.
She has managed to be fairly prolific given the high level of quality of her stories.
Her stories tend to focus more on atmosphere, mood and character than plot and that is something I generally appreciate although sometimes my own ability to be confused can add to any allowed or intended incoherence in the stories. At her best I really feel I am experiencing something unique and utterly captivating and her worst (or the closest to that we get here) she is consistently excellent and engaging.
It takes me a lot time to get through the stories in this and the preceding volume and I am probably only three quarters full in each but the collections (as well as other short work by the author) are highly recommended.
It is a shame at novel length her last amazing novel was The Drowning Girl and that was a few years ago. More recent nom de plum dalliances and individually released novellas do not match what is contained here although they are not without merit.
She has managed to be fairly prolific given the high level of quality of her stories.
Her stories tend to focus more on atmosphere, mood and character than plot and that is something I generally appreciate although sometimes my own ability to be confused can add to any allowed or intended incoherence in the stories. At her best I really feel I am experiencing something unique and utterly captivating and her worst (or the closest to that we get here) she is consistently excellent and engaging.
It takes me a lot time to get through the stories in this and the preceding volume and I am probably only three quarters full in each but the collections (as well as other short work by the author) are highly recommended.
It is a shame at novel length her last amazing novel was The Drowning Girl and that was a few years ago. More recent nom de plum dalliances and individually released novellas do not match what is contained here although they are not without merit.
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