Review: Excellent
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
“Rare Bits” by Chris Westlake is an accomplished and well composed selection of twenty wonderful short stories. It starts out on a thoughtful note with Welsh Lessons, a story set in South Wales about a childhood friendship and family - themes which resonate in several of the other stories. Great sentiment, moral values and beautiful writing make you nostalgic and sentimental, while other stories show the author’s talent at romance and erotica.Although the adult content is mild it is a prominent feature, so be warned or excited about this.The stories are easy to read and hugely enjoyable. Some serious, some less so. They have the same quality of writing as the author’s previous work and show a consistency in depth and talent.I regard Westlake as my own ‘discovery’ since I stumbled upon his writing via twitter and found out later that his work has won awards. If you are familiar with his work you will be pleased to hear that he delivers the same quality as before. If you don’t, then you will find this a great introduction to this creative work.