Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell: A Review

Several good stories (and a few clunkers) in an overall solid collection. Definitely worth your time.

Sleep Donation

Sleep Donation by Karen Russell Let's get this out of the way first: Karen Russell writes some beautiful sentences. Her imagery is vivid. That MacArthur Grant she won looks completely justified, as does her place as a Pulitzer finalist for her first novel, Swamplandia! I mean, a book with phrases like: "She's a grief hemophiliac...it doesn't clot. … Continue reading Sleep Donation

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