Friday, 8 March 2019

A.K. Benjamin - "Let me not be mad"

Quite good. Strange to read the description of mental patients by a psychologist who himself struggles more and more with certain issues. This happens slowly over time and is revealed quite well. The writing style, second person, was inspiring, though sentences are long and tend to overrun, he manages to keep stringing them together.

Samantha Schweblin - "Mouthful of Birds"

Was really looking forward to reading this collection of short stories, but most could not capture me as much. They looked the strangeness and eerieness I hoped for, though there were a few nice ones, particularly about the women waiting next to the highway.