Review: Many Souls Undone Indeed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
I received an advanced reader copy of this book months ago and I was vastly impressed by the author's gift for dialogue. The exchanges are powerful and really pull the reader into the emotions at hand. As in her previous work, I still wish she would add in a little scenery once a while. Scenery adds a realism that dialogue lacks and I think it's probably the one thing her writing is missing, which is hard to say, since her writing is so powerful.I enjoyed Kendall's monologue, although it got a little rushed at the very end where she's saying where she sees them in ten years. Slowed down, the poignancy of what she's trying to say would really hit the reader. It was also intriguing to read Spencer's monologue, to see the abuse from the perspective of the abuser.My Mother's Shadow, from Olive's point of view, was amazing, probably my favorite. I enjoyed Reggie's half of the story as well. The excerpt of Where Were You, and the short stories Oxytocin and Two Green Chairs, were all exemplary pieces. The collection is a really excellent representation of Ms. Ramsey's writing and her gift for delving into broken human psyches and portraying their words and actions so masterfully.