Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Books | Fiction / Literary
3.8
(200)
Karen Russell
From the author of the novel Swamplandia!—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author’s gifts at their inimitable best. Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family’s disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.Named a Best Book of the Year by:The Boston GlobeO, The Oprah MagazineHuffington PostThe A.V. ClubA Washington Post Notable BookAn NPR Great Read of 2013
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Author
Karen Russell
Pages
256
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2013-02-12
ISBN
0307961087 9780307961082
Ratings
Google: 5
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"A clever group of stories that explores the subtle horrors of life. Disillusionment, addiction, guilt, trauma, envy, and regret are all things that can feel otherworldly, monstrous, and looming, especially when in an isolated or unsupportive setting. Additionally, feeling a lack of control in life, or to feel as though you aren’t writing your own story anymore, is a real life nightmare in its own. A well crafted collection. "
Emily
"DNF: not what I thought. I thought this would be a series of stories over the course of two vampires lives. Falling in love, having problems and then falling back into eachother. Not bad but it’s not that"
Isa