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A review by laney623
Figurehead by Carly Holmes
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC.
Figurehead is a collection of macabre and surreal stories that range from flash fiction to short stories. Holmes dances along the psychological and graphic, creating a feeling of something lurking at the edges of every page, something dark and often sinister, but also curiously intriguing. Many of these stories begin in a confusing manner, leaving the me wondering who-or what-the narrator is, yet that only added to my addiction to consume them.
As with most collections of short stories, some stood out more than others, and in this instance it was (usually) the longer pieces that felt more fleshed out and absorbing. The few that will take up space in my mind for awhile are Sleep (I cannot even begin to explain the way this one affected me) , Ghost Story, Three For a Girl, They Tell Me, and A Small Life. I will definitely be reaching for a full length novel by Holmes.
Figurehead is a collection of macabre and surreal stories that range from flash fiction to short stories. Holmes dances along the psychological and graphic, creating a feeling of something lurking at the edges of every page, something dark and often sinister, but also curiously intriguing. Many of these stories begin in a confusing manner, leaving the me wondering who-or what-the narrator is, yet that only added to my addiction to consume them.
As with most collections of short stories, some stood out more than others, and in this instance it was (usually) the longer pieces that felt more fleshed out and absorbing. The few that will take up space in my mind for awhile are Sleep (I cannot even begin to explain the way this one affected me) , Ghost Story, Three For a Girl, They Tell Me, and A Small Life. I will definitely be reaching for a full length novel by Holmes.