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A review by emjanereads
Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben Loory
3.0
A brief collection made up of 40 short short-stories, Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day was hit or miss for me.
Loory's tales reminded me of reading a Chris Van Allsberg picture book: strong images and a slightly creepy feeling looming throughout. However, I was frustrated that none of his stories had endings (or at least, not endings in a traditional sense). Though I can appreciate the "twist and done" method of finishing a short story, I felt myself longing for more resolution in at least some of the stories.
However, due to the stories' short length, Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day would be an easy book to pick up during those 5-10 minute chunks of spare time in a day.
Loory's tales reminded me of reading a Chris Van Allsberg picture book: strong images and a slightly creepy feeling looming throughout. However, I was frustrated that none of his stories had endings (or at least, not endings in a traditional sense). Though I can appreciate the "twist and done" method of finishing a short story, I felt myself longing for more resolution in at least some of the stories.
However, due to the stories' short length, Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day would be an easy book to pick up during those 5-10 minute chunks of spare time in a day.