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A review by mellybelle
The Archer Who Shot Down Suns: Scale-Bright Stories by Benjanun Sriduangkaew
3.0
This author does write beautiful prose. "There are stars in her mouth, and night in her bones." Gorgeous. I started to read this collection solely on the strength of that one sentence. At times though, the language is just too much. Too many similes, too many metaphors, too much imagery...and way too many adjectives.
Now I like flowery language as much as the next girl, but at some point the stories needed to ground themselves with plot or character development. This was especially true of the first story which seemed more like a free association activity than an actual story.
I'm glad that I read these stories, and I'll probably read more from this author. Even though I had issues with her writing in general, there were moments of pure transcendence.
Now I like flowery language as much as the next girl, but at some point the stories needed to ground themselves with plot or character development. This was especially true of the first story which seemed more like a free association activity than an actual story.
I'm glad that I read these stories, and I'll probably read more from this author. Even though I had issues with her writing in general, there were moments of pure transcendence.