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Quality
This collection proves that he is one of a select few authors who are able to do their thing just as good with the short stuff
Im sometimes apt to jump around collections but im glad i read growing things cover to cover starting with the front cover beca... Read More
Each story is unique and spans a history with the author that started with his writing career
Something about birds is another standout for me a hallucinatory surreal story that reminds me of the best most ambiguous parts... Read More
Competitiveness
If youve already read his other work this is a nobrainer
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- This product had a total of 235 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 29 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It also requires a strong imagination as his type of horror at least in this collection requires the reader to join him in the stories journeys rather than just relying on the unreliable narrators to see you through
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I didnt find the stories to be unfinished like some of the lower reviewers stated
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A haunted house is a wheel upon which some are broken finds tremblay using a haunted house as a representation of past traumas which in of itself isnt a new idea
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And that doesnt even get into some of the truly meta and experimental stories with the standout being notes from the dog walkers an increasingly deranged story that takes the form of well notes from the people walking paul tremblays dogs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Growing things and other stories isnt a conventional collection by any means but then again tremblay isnt really a conventional author
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To some thats going to lead to a feeling that this is simply a batch of weirdness for its own sake or strange vignettes without conclusions and those arent entirely unfair if youre not on the wavelength of the stories
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
By the time the lesson is over the radical shift in adolescent behavior from innocent to radical has begun
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