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A review by angeliqueazul
Don't Try This at Home by Angela Readman
3.0
Don't Try This at Home is a good short story collection. The twelve stories all explore a weird, funny, sad or unusual idea while at the same time being connected through themes like mother-daughter relationships, and 'what if's. Most of the stories take real life and give it a small twist or present a character or event in an unusual light, which makes all the stories really interesting to read.
I loved the title story and "There's a Woman Works Down the Chip Shop," which is one of the few more uplifting stories in this collection. I stopped reading for months after the first two stories because they were pretty gloomy, but I am really glad I came back to the book and finished it. Angela Readman is a really good writer and I am looking forward to reading some of her poetry. I would recommend Don't Try This at Home to readers who enjoy stories that explore relationships, include magical or unusual elements, and are often more on the gritty and serious side.
I loved the title story and "There's a Woman Works Down the Chip Shop," which is one of the few more uplifting stories in this collection. I stopped reading for months after the first two stories because they were pretty gloomy, but I am really glad I came back to the book and finished it. Angela Readman is a really good writer and I am looking forward to reading some of her poetry. I would recommend Don't Try This at Home to readers who enjoy stories that explore relationships, include magical or unusual elements, and are often more on the gritty and serious side.