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A review by kilby_baker
The Measure of Sorrow: Stories by J. Ashley-Smith
4.0
A strange yet touching collection of short stories by author J. Ashley-Smith. Described as 'dark speculative fiction', the stories are strange but have an element of humanity.
I picked this book up from a local bookstore in Canberra and it was nice to discover that Ashley-Smith was a local author. Ashley-Smith has a beautiful way of describing even the darkest scene.
I found myself enthralled with each story and after reading, invited my partner to experience what I had. Each story is very different but all contain the same slightly off-kilter element that grabs the reader. Some are more disturbing than others, but all of them left me glad to have read them.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Ashley-Smith and would gladly read more of his work.
I picked this book up from a local bookstore in Canberra and it was nice to discover that Ashley-Smith was a local author. Ashley-Smith has a beautiful way of describing even the darkest scene.
I found myself enthralled with each story and after reading, invited my partner to experience what I had. Each story is very different but all contain the same slightly off-kilter element that grabs the reader. Some are more disturbing than others, but all of them left me glad to have read them.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Ashley-Smith and would gladly read more of his work.