The themed sections made it easy to find new books for my summer reading list. Some I added: Same Bed Different Dreams, The End of the World is a Cul de Sac, and Cheap Therapist Says You’re Insane. Appreciate the recommendations!
Thanks Em - as usual, plenty of interesting suggestions. I was a huge sci-fi reader years ago (Asimov, Clarke, et al), but got turned off/turned away when it sometimes veered too hard into “fantasy”…? I will take a look at a couple of your recs and dip a toe back in…
So, I read Penance. Thank you for introducing me to this disturbing genre you love so much!
Also, I would LOVE to hear more about your short story journey perhaps in a future Substack?! I want to love them and I did like Interpreter of Maladies. But... idk.
What did you think of Penance!!! need more of your thoughts....
And that's a great thought!! I will certainly add that too my idea list, as I would have said at one point I "hated" short stories (😱) so it's definitely been a journey...
As always, I love hearing your thoughts/feedback, Sam. Thank you for reading & commenting!!
Penance. It was out of my comfort zone for sure but I really appreciated that. It hooked me right away. I would say the middle felt tedious at times. But it was so effective at making me think about the true crime genre in a different way and the ending was perfect. It was visceral and it will be stuck in my head for a very long time. 4/5 stars 🤩
The themed sections made it easy to find new books for my summer reading list. Some I added: Same Bed Different Dreams, The End of the World is a Cul de Sac, and Cheap Therapist Says You’re Insane. Appreciate the recommendations!
Im so glad!! All great choices– def let me know what you think. Thanks for reading!
Thanks Em - as usual, plenty of interesting suggestions. I was a huge sci-fi reader years ago (Asimov, Clarke, et al), but got turned off/turned away when it sometimes veered too hard into “fantasy”…? I will take a look at a couple of your recs and dip a toe back in…
So, I read Penance. Thank you for introducing me to this disturbing genre you love so much!
Also, I would LOVE to hear more about your short story journey perhaps in a future Substack?! I want to love them and I did like Interpreter of Maladies. But... idk.
What did you think of Penance!!! need more of your thoughts....
And that's a great thought!! I will certainly add that too my idea list, as I would have said at one point I "hated" short stories (😱) so it's definitely been a journey...
As always, I love hearing your thoughts/feedback, Sam. Thank you for reading & commenting!!
Penance. It was out of my comfort zone for sure but I really appreciated that. It hooked me right away. I would say the middle felt tedious at times. But it was so effective at making me think about the true crime genre in a different way and the ending was perfect. It was visceral and it will be stuck in my head for a very long time. 4/5 stars 🤩
Oh amazing!!! I think that is a very fair critique.