A review by dogsbooksandpizza
A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This colllection was so unsettling in the best way. I especially appreciated the focus on paranoia and abject fear, which Evenson writes so well. I’d like to remember this collection, too, for its title story: one of my students read it and it deeply affected him, which made me reread it and consider it in new ways. It made me appreciate the story on a different level. I was also deeply impacted by “Cult,” “Seaside Town,” “The Dust,” and “Click.”