So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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I have to admit that if I could, I would have also nominated Kelly Link's other two collections, "Magic for Beginners" and "Pretty Monsters" as well. I finally chose "Stranger Things Happen" because it was the collection that started me on my Kelly Link kick (I read all three collections in a month). Link's style is touch odd (which I love), her prose is both lyrical and a little disjointed, her stories are a touch creepy and/or dark and/or just plain strange. The stories in "Stranger Things Happen" keep you on your toes, make you laugh and get that prickly feeling at the back of your neck and honestly make you think. You don't want to read these stories on cruise-control. Most of them have good meat on them, and some of that meat takes a little work, but I can honestly say that when you're done, you'll feel full and satisfied.
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Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link
Madeleine Mitchell, January 25, 2012
I have to admit that if I could, I would have also nominated Kelly Link's other two collections, "Magic for Beginners" and "Pretty Monsters" as well. I finally chose "Stranger Things Happen" because it was the collection that started me on my Kelly Link kick (I read all three collections in a month). Link's style is touch odd (which I love), her prose is both lyrical and a little disjointed, her stories are a touch creepy and/or dark and/or just plain strange. The stories in "Stranger Things Happen" keep you on your toes, make you laugh and get that prickly feeling at the back of your neck and honestly make you think. You don't want to read these stories on cruise-control. Most of them have good meat on them, and some of that meat takes a little work, but I can honestly say that when you're done, you'll feel full and satisfied.