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Walking Alone

27 Bizarre Little Bites Author: Bentley Little Short stories aren’t my go-to in general. I prefer the length and depth of a novel, the ability to create an evocative atmosphere and realistic characters. In particular, I love Bentley Little novels where he morphs the everyday and ordinary into something sonorous and spooky. When I saw Walking Alone free with my Audible membership, I downloaded and then started it without checking-in, without realizing that it was not the usual Bentley Little novel, but instead a collection of 27 short stories. However, my disappointment soon merged into joy as each taut, weird little [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-29T17:55:23-07:00April 29th, 2023|Tags: Bentley Little, book review, horror, read, reader, reading, Short Stories, short story|

Frankenstein

Made a Monster? Author: Mary Shelley Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a young, ambitious man who has used science to unravel the deepest, most impenetrable mysteries of life and death. His own ambition has destroyed him, and the walking testament to his hubris has become vengeful and half-crazed from rejection. Thus begins Mary Shelley’s tale of a man who did not respect the bounds of nature and God and now must contend with the horror of his own creation. Most of us hear the word Frankenstein and we think of mad scientists, sizzling lightning bolts, shouts of “it’s alive,” evil laughter echoing [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-22T20:09:05-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: book review, classic, Frankenstein, horror, read, reading|

Swimming Lessons

Lessons in Selfishness Author: Claire Fuller Ingrid had everything going for her. She was doing well in college, an ardent feminist who saw a future filled with possibilities and freeness. But then she fell for Gil, her professor, a man who loved books and the stories revealed in the margins by doodling students and bored readers. When her romance turned serious and she became pregnant, she did the responsible thing, the thing a woman in love would do. She left college. She married Gil. She settled down. She settled. Despite all the warnings about Gil, she didn’t believe that he was [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-22T09:43:49-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: book review, botm, read, reading|