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Lisa Eckstein
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The collection starts with a few tiny stories, some only a page or two long, and then comes "Sweet on the Tongue". This story last long enough that I was really drawn in to the main character and her pain, which turns out be based in a similar event to that in Gay's novel AN UNTAMED STATE. Like the novel, the story is beautiful and brutal.
— Jan 04, 2019 05:54PM
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Lisa Eckstein
is on page 119 of 173
I'm preferring the longer, fuller stories to the short pieces that are more sketches or scenes, but the writing is so strong and evocative throughout. A sample:
"There is beauty to be found in an abandoned mine. There is also a profound sadness. Stone walls decaying into awkward angles. Machines rusted in motion. Grasses grown wild, encroaching on all things."
— Jan 08, 2019 05:31PM
"There is beauty to be found in an abandoned mine. There is also a profound sadness. Stone walls decaying into awkward angles. Machines rusted in motion. Grasses grown wild, encroaching on all things."
