Into the Night<\/a><\/em>, another collection by a local author with similar thematics\/genresificity. So I cannot help but compare them, and I kind of liked this one better.<\/p>\nIt is shorter, which helps, even when I’m starting out. I mean, when I pick up a really thick book, even if I really enjoy it, I tend to get a little antsy with having to stick to the book for a long time, even if it’s only a week or so. Or more, sometimes (details forthcoming). So a quick collection of 10 stories beats out a couple hundred pages of other material. <\/p>\n
Although the stories are not as well written–which is not to say they’re poorly written, but they lack a bit of the umami<\/em> in setup and character development that you get in the beginnings of the stories in Into the Night<\/em>–but the story structure varies. The stories do not end with a DUN DUN DUH! and a predictable loss on the part of the human characters in the story.<\/p>\nSo I consider it a notch above the other book, and when the author returns to ABC Books, I shall pick up some of her other work.<\/p>\n
The book also has some room for your handwritten notes and discussion questions in the back of the book, which I thought was interesting. I cannot imagine any of my work being included in a book club discussion, but I guess this author can\/could.<\/p>\n
The book was published in 2003, which means she has slowly been putting out work over the last twenty years. Me? I’ve got a novel, a collection of poetry, and a full evening play in print, and I’ve not written much outside this blog and some professional articles in that time. Clearly, I need to do better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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I got this book last month at ABC Books<\/a>, and when I saw the date, I thought Was it that long ago?<\/em> Because somehow July 2023 already seems like a long time ago. I guess it has been a long week for me.<\/p>\n