Bad Dolls, Rachel Harrison
Bad Dolls, Rachel Harrison
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Bad Dolls

Author: Rachel Harrison

Narrator: Helen Laser, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Frankie Corzo, Phoebe Strole

Unabridged: 3 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/06/2022


Synopsis

In this stunning new collection of four horror stories, award-winning author Rachel Harrison explores themes of body image, complicated female friendship, heartbreak, and hauntings.
 
In “Reply Hazy, Try Again,” an indecisive young woman finds a mysterious Magic 8 Ball that might just have the answers she’s been looking for...or might lead her down a path of self-destruction.
 
In “Bachelorette,” a bridesmaid attends her childhood best friend’s bachelorette weekend, only to discover the itinerary may demand more than she’s willing to sacrifice.
 
In “Goblin,” an unusually brutal dieting app wreaks havoc on the life of an insecure woman preparing to attend her ex’s wedding.
 
In “Bad Dolls,” after a death in the family, a wayward young woman comes into possession of a strange porcelain doll that could offer a connection to her lost sister.
 
These dark tales navigate the complexities of modern life with humor, insight, and the occasional blood sacrifice…

About The Author

Rachel Harrison is the author of Cackle and The Return, which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in Guernica, Electric Literature's Recommended Reading, and as an Audible Original. She lives in Western New York with her husband and their cat/overlord.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on September 01, 2023

4.5 This is a really good collection of short stories from the author of Cackle - my personal favourite. Rachel Harrison explores various themes including body image, friendship and heartache/heartbreak. The first in the group is the one I like the most which is ‘Reply Hazy, Try Again’. Jordan is bro......more

Goodreads review by Jayme on October 15, 2024

*Spooky Season 2024* I added this to my TBR last season after enjoying “Cackle”! See Review: [URL not allowed] 🧙🏻‍♀️ And, this collection of 4 short stories has confirmed to me that Rachel Harrison puts the FUN in Halloween! 🎃 Her short stories feature relatable characters doing......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on December 28, 2023

2⭐ Genre ~ fiction Setting ~ New York Publication date ~ December 6, 2022 Est page Count ~ 132 Audio length ~3 hours 56 minutes Narrators ~ Helen Laser, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Frankie Corzo, Phoebe Strole POV ~ multiple 1st Featuring ~ bulimia, references to suicide I have no clue why this is marketed as ho......more


Quotes

“Harrison’s feminist horror novels are some of the most original and entertaining out there, and this story collection is right up there with her longer works.” – The New York Times

"This slim volume of four creepy, beautifully realized short stories illustrates that Harrison is one of our most versatile and compelling modern horror writers, capable of engrossing you for hours or keeping you up all night with what she does in just a few pages." - Paste Magazine

Praise for Rachel Harrison:
"Rachel Harrison is horror's poet laureate of quarter-life dread and existential transition." - Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror

“Rachel Harrison’s razor sharp prose cuts straight to the bone.”–Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters

"No one is writing horror that explores the intricacies of femininity like Rachel Harrison." – Mallory O'Meara, bestselling author of The Lady From the Black Lagoon

"Harrison's clever prose will have you laughing and crying at once."Molly Pohlig, author of The Unsuitable