The title story of this collection, my favourite, "The Variance", is filled with so many details that it reads a little like a logic puzzle. (I like logic puzzles and short stories.) 2012; Doubleday - Random House, 2013 Sometimes the details have direct and practical significance, as with
"But you better not cross him or he’ll skin you alive....Like he does with his other stuff." 1994; Penguin, 2007 Liza's father warned her about Ladner, who made his living as a taxidermist, working for museums. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Indeed, after that, Liza and
As an object, this collection from Enfield & Wizenty is striking. And -- I can't tell you how much I love this detail -- it has a ribbon to mark your place. Great Plains Publications - Enfield & Wizenty, 2012 Immediately upon finishing the first story ("On the
What sets Ayelet Tsabari's collection apart is the ever-present sense of motion in the stories, even when the characters themselves are struggling with a sense of inertia. Harper Collins, 2013 I know, I know: that sounds impossible. But even when the characters appear to be stagnant in some
Sometimes the longest story in a collection has the allure of a key; I want to read it first because I believe that it, like the title story, will contain helpful hints to understanding other stories therein. Freehand Books, 2008 (Sometimes the longest story is also the title
