This is a
collection of literary fiction. Baker’s words are quiet and humble, and appeal
to the reader’s senses. Stories are much more historical than contemporary
though. I almost felt like I was in Braveheart. Personally, I’m not really
that into historical fiction.
The writing
was decent and although I didn’t find most of the stories appealing, there were
a few that were worth mentioning. For instance, “Becoming the Storm” tells the
story of a school janitor with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) who
witnesses a child bully get hit by lightning. Could it have anything to do with
that strange, little girl they were picking on? And could the janitor have
known that it was coming?
One thing
that had me wondering was how these tales fit together. What was the common
theme? I mean, we had some Amazonian hunter lost in the woods; there was one
story compiled in a single letter; and there was another having to do with an
extra-terrestrial. What’s the connection? Typically shorts stories are somehow
connected by a unifying object, place, or theme, even if they are eclectic.
Overall,
these were okay.
My rating: 3 stars
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