Review: Experimental writing, entertaining read= rare combo
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
A collection of short stories written in an experimental manner. There is much to praise here. The author attempts to get in the mind of their character without naming them, without describing much other than what they experience and also what they think of the experience they are having that momment. I think she was successful in writing interesting stories that way. They all had something to confront or a plan to execute in the near future, which made it all entertaining if one is after stories of mystery.What kept me from rating the collection higher even, was the fact that the punchline every short story needs, was missing most of the time. I can accept/imagine how that *is* the punchline, ending a story without one, that is. But it wasn't done effectively enough, or as much I would have liked it anyway.Kudos to Julie Elizabeth Powell for attempting something new, for bringing something unique to the table.