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Salt Slow

Julia Armfield

Start date: December 1, 2020

Finish date: February 28, 2021

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Dec 16, 2020 Tien rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: short-stories, magical-realism

The only reason I picked this book up is because it's the only one (of a selection of a group read for a challenge) that is available on my library's borrowbox app. It is only 5+ hours and the cover looks rather appealing. Halfway through, I was really confused with all these stories and when I looked at the MPG: short stories, magical realism, horror... all 3 where I usually struggle with combined in this one book. I sort of gave up hope of understanding anything at that stage. I usually like p ...more

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Oct 27, 2024 Sam rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, books-of-2024

It's rare to get a collection that's this strong from start to finish, but with Julia Armfield's stunning prose, there's not a bad story in the bunch. My favourites were Stop Your Women's Ears with Wax (I'm a sucker for any kind of speculative story surrounding bands and music) and Granite, but I really appreciated every story in this collection. ...more

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Nov 23, 2020 Joanna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, short-stories, 2020-read, rws-2020-fall

I loved this collection of short stories--I can't wait for this promising author's debut novel to be written. The stories are full of horrific fantastical elements, but also full of heart. There are friendships, breakups, hookups, and transformations (both real and fantasy). These stories remind me of the short stories of Aimee Bender and Kelly Link, but perhaps trending more toward horror than either of those authors. The title story, "Salt Slow," is particularly strong--telling the story of a ...more

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