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Beschreibung
In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences.
Hopkinson’s unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be missed.
Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning Skin Folk
“Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —The Washington Post Book World
“An important new writer.” —The Dallas Morning News
“Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.” —Publishers Weekly
“A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.” —Science Fiction Chronicle
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Riding the red ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moody, which I love, but a little too abstract. Love the idea, though.Money tree ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liked it, but it didn't seem like a horror story to me.Something to hitch meat to ⭐⭐⭐Very Mage: the Ascension-like.Snake ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely uncomfortable for read, even though you know there will be a payoff.Under Glass ⭐⭐I tried hard (and several times), but I just didn't get that one.The Glass Bottle Trick ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Uncomfortable in a good way.Slow Cold Chick ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Absolutely loved it.Fisherman & The Woman Hands on My Belly Now... ⭐⭐⭐Again, the concept is cool, I just find most sex scenes boring. That's not the author's fault, I think for somebody who enjoys sex scenes, this would be one of the better ones. So please read it and make up your own mind.Tan-Tan and Dry Bone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very nice myth/fairytale.Greedy Choke Puppy ⭐⭐⭐⭐Love a good creepy vampire story!A Habit of Waste ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was super intriguing.And the Lillies-Them A-Blow ⭐⭐⭐Whose Upward Flight I Love ⭐⭐⭐⭐Ganger (Ball Lightning) ⭐⭐⭐I get it, and I like the idea, but it was too much porn for me.Precious ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it.So, this was a mixed bag for me, but overall a great read. Even if I gave several stories 3 stars, there wasn't one that wasn't worth reading for me, and I got something out of all of them. I like how most of the stories have an ambiguous ending. Highly recommend reading this collection!
Beschreibung
In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences.
Hopkinson’s unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be missed.
Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning Skin Folk
“Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —The Washington Post Book World
“An important new writer.” —The Dallas Morning News
“Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.” —Publishers Weekly
“A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.” —Science Fiction Chronicle
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Riding the red ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moody, which I love, but a little too abstract. Love the idea, though.Money tree ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liked it, but it didn't seem like a horror story to me.Something to hitch meat to ⭐⭐⭐Very Mage: the Ascension-like.Snake ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely uncomfortable for read, even though you know there will be a payoff.Under Glass ⭐⭐I tried hard (and several times), but I just didn't get that one.The Glass Bottle Trick ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Uncomfortable in a good way.Slow Cold Chick ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Absolutely loved it.Fisherman & The Woman Hands on My Belly Now... ⭐⭐⭐Again, the concept is cool, I just find most sex scenes boring. That's not the author's fault, I think for somebody who enjoys sex scenes, this would be one of the better ones. So please read it and make up your own mind.Tan-Tan and Dry Bone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very nice myth/fairytale.Greedy Choke Puppy ⭐⭐⭐⭐Love a good creepy vampire story!A Habit of Waste ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was super intriguing.And the Lillies-Them A-Blow ⭐⭐⭐Whose Upward Flight I Love ⭐⭐⭐⭐Ganger (Ball Lightning) ⭐⭐⭐I get it, and I like the idea, but it was too much porn for me.Precious ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it.So, this was a mixed bag for me, but overall a great read. Even if I gave several stories 3 stars, there wasn't one that wasn't worth reading for me, and I got something out of all of them. I like how most of the stories have an ambiguous ending. Highly recommend reading this collection!