Erase and Rewind, Meghan Bell
Erase and Rewind, Meghan Bell
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Erase and Rewind

Author: Meghan Bell

Narrator: Stefanie Nakamura

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Book*hug Press

Published: 11/15/2021

Categories: Fiction, Women, Short Stories


Synopsis

An assault survivor realizes she can rewind time and relives the experience in order to erase it. A teen athlete wonders why she isn't more afraid of death when the plane carrying her team catches fire. The daughter of a superhero ruminates on how her father neglected his children to pursue his heroics. Two shut-in depressives form a bond on Twitter while a deadly virus wipes out most of the population of North America. The stories in Erase and Rewind probe the complexities of living as a woman in a skewed society. Told from the perspective of various female protagonists, they pick at rape culture, sexism in the workplace, uneven romantic and platonic relationships, and the impact of trauma under late-stage capitalism. Quirky, intelligent, and darkly comic, Meghan Bell's debut collection is a highwire balance of levity and gravity, finding the extraordinary in common experiences.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~on extended semihiatus~ on November 18, 2021

In a Nutshell: An anthology with each story written in the style of literary fiction So what you get a slightly slow, character-oriented sketches with intense topics and no HEAs. I liked it! This debut collection contains thirteen stories covering many dark themes such as closet homosexuality, unwant......more

Goodreads review by Jacqueline on July 20, 2021

Bell's sharp, insightful prose weaves a panoply of tales that tie together around themes of feminism, human contradictions, the frequent gap between aspiration and accomplishment, and the jungle of relationships we navigate as we search for love and fulfillment on our own terms. This isn’t a light r......more

Goodreads review by Tina on April 22, 2021

ERASE AND REWIND by Meghan Bell is a fantastic debut short story collection! I was really eager to read this book since it’s written by a local author and I loved this collection! These stories explore coming of age and the intricacies of being a woman in today’s society told with sharp and bold wri......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 25, 2021

A collection of intelligent and precisely written short stories that flow together like one novel. Bell writes candid, deeply relatable moments centred on the assumptions and realities of existing in society as a girl/woman. Each story features a different female protagonist, in what feels like a tr......more

Goodreads review by Zsa Zsa on October 27, 2021

4.5 stars Underrated Ps I love stories that happen to happen in my city/country. Sexual assault and grooming triggers but I guess you can’t go around talking about women experiences without many of the triggers. All of us have experienced one form of abuse or other. The more we talk about it, the more......more