The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories (The Curiosities, #1)
Maggie Stiefvater
From acclaimed YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comes The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. - A vampire locked in a cage in the basement, for good luck. - Bad guys, clever girls, and the various reasons why the guys have to stop breathing. - A world where fires never go out (with references to vanilla ice cream). These are but a few of the curiosities collected in this volume of short stories by three acclaimed practitioners of paranormal fiction. But The Curiosities is more than the stories. Since 2008, Maggie, Tessa, and Brenna have posted more than 250 works of short fiction to their website merryfates.com. Their goal was simple: create a space for experimentation and improvisation in their writing—all in public and without a backspace key. In that spirit, The Curiosities includes the stories and each author's comments, critiques, and kudos in the margins. Think of it as a guided tour of the creative processes of three acclaimed authors. So, are you curious now?
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0I have an admission to make: I only read to page 118. I also don’t see myself finishing this book anytime soon, but that’s a good thing! This collection of short stories is not a sit-down-and-read-all-the –way-through-in-one-night type of book. It isn’t even a finish-in-one-weekend type of book. This is a constant companion book, the kind that sits on your bedside table for a year or more as you slowly read each story, savoring the details one page at a time. I loved all of the stories that I read which is a rare occurrence when reading an anthology type book. This is a must read, must buy, permanent fixture in my library book.
~Update 12/28/2013~
I have since finished reading this amazing anthology. I have found that I did in fact love every single page of this book! I implore everyone to run to their nearest library or bookstore and get this book. You have no idea what you are missing out on.
0DNF @13%
Yeaaaah. I'm just not into this.
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