And I Do Not Forgive You: Stories And Other Revenges
by Amber Sparks
Buy on AmazonAn NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year Populated with such heroes as time-traveling queens and video-game designing goddesses, and such specters as clingy ghosts and mediocre men, And I Do Not Forgive You is tethered intricately by shades of rage. Boldly blending fables and myths with apocalyptic technologies, Amber Sparks holds a singular role in the canon of the weird. Having garnered acclaim for her shimmering collection The Unfinished World, she reaches uncanny heights with And I Do Not Forgive You. In prose that beats with urgency, these contemporary stories read like the best of fairytales—which are, as Sparks writes, just a warning disguised as a wish.…
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"It’s impossible to pick favorites among 22 stories (“& other revenges”) full of vivid language, compelling imagery, sharp wit and an abiding tenderness. Running the gamut from friendship to hauntings to cult leader boyfriends to forgotten historical figures, none of these stories allow men to have the final say. Evocatively titled (“In Which Athena Designs a Video Game with the Express Purpose of Trolling Her Father,” “Mildly Happy, With Moments of Joy”), each story feels it belongs to the whole, like a track on a curated playlist, but each stands alone so well you’ll want to read it on repeat."
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