She
Fiction

The sentences in this collage of stories are almost painfully beautiful, and the strange structure, though alienating, makes a clear artistic point about alienation. Fortunately, the broken-apart novella about the 14-year-old runaway is not alienating at all; it is, in fact, a strikingly realistic f......more

An interesting choice to alternate chapters between a central story and unrelated short stories. A creative approach, but in the end felt as pointless as most of the forgettable short stories. Glimpses of genuine talent, but not enough to recommend you read it.......more

(Note: I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads.) The main narrative of this book concerns an unnamed teenage girl who has just fled a stultifying- not to mention abusive- religious upbringing by jumping on a bus to Los Angeles. We follow her, with no home and nobody to turn......more

Reading this collection reminded me how vulnerable we are as human beings and how, if we acknowledge this and accept that it is our responsibility to care about everyone in our chosen communities, therein lies our strength. What more could you ask for from fiction? Oh, and the book beautifully captu......more

Sweet music in these stories.......more