Reviews
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Appleless: 4.5 stars - Only because I think they eat her? Not sure. As someone who regularly does not eat apples, I feel called out. Also fearful. Then again, the descriptions of apples do make me want to eat them. Perhaps that is the point. The Red Ribbon: 2.5 stars - This is middle-aged white lady porn. Tiger Mending: 4.5 stars - At this point I realised that listening to short stories is a wholly different experience than reading them. The narrator for this one was very soothing, and I think that enhanced how much I liked this story. I'm not sure I would have loved it as much while just reading it. Either way, very good. Faces: 4.5 stars - This one was very cool. On A Saturday Afternoon: 4.5 stars - Please don't judge me The Fake Nazi: 4 stars Lemonade: 4 stars Bad Returns: 5 stars Origin Lessons: 4.5 stars The Doctor and the Rabbi: 5 stars Wordkeepers: 4 stars The Color Master: 5 stars A State of Variance: 5 stars Americca: 4.5 stars The Devourings: 5 stars. As you can see, I really enjoyed this one. Not only would I go back and reread the book itself, but I actually think I would listen to the audiobook a second time, which I have never ever done. There was just something about the way Aimee Bender crafts a story that was so whimsical and comforting but in a strange and abnormal way. The stories that stick out for me are Appleless, Tiger Mending, Faces, The Doctor and the Rabbi, and The Devourings. What a good collection. I haven't even averaged out the above individual ratings, because I know with confidence that this was 5 stars.
