A review by pagesofmilkandhoney
The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender
5.0
Appleless: 4.5 stars - Only because I think they eat her? Not sure. As someone who regularly does not eat apples, I feel called out. Also fearful. Then again, the descriptions of apples do make me want to eat them. Perhaps that is the point.
The Red Ribbon: 2.5 stars - This is middle-aged white lady porn.
Tiger Mending: 4.5 stars - At this point I realised that listening to short stories is a wholly different experience than reading them. The narrator for this one was very soothing, and I think that enhanced how much I liked this story. I'm not sure I would have loved it as much while just reading it. Either way, very good.
Faces: 4.5 stars - This one was very cool.
On A Saturday Afternoon: 4.5 stars - Please don't judge me
The Fake Nazi: 4 stars
Lemonade: 4 stars
Bad Returns: 5 stars
Origin Lessons: 4.5 stars
The Doctor and the Rabbi: 5 stars
Wordkeepers: 4 stars
The Color Master: 5 stars
A State of Variance: 5 stars
Americca: 4.5 stars
The Devourings: 5 stars.
As you can see, I really enjoyed this one. Not only would I go back and reread the book itself, but I actually think I would listen to the audiobook a second time, which I have never ever done. There was just something about the way Aimee Bender crafts a story that was so whimsical and comforting but in a strange and abnormal way. The stories that stick out for me are Appleless, Tiger Mending, Faces, The Doctor and the Rabbi, and The Devourings. What a good collection. I haven't even averaged out the above individual ratings, because I know with confidence that this was 5 stars.
The Red Ribbon: 2.5 stars - This is middle-aged white lady porn.
Tiger Mending: 4.5 stars - At this point I realised that listening to short stories is a wholly different experience than reading them. The narrator for this one was very soothing, and I think that enhanced how much I liked this story. I'm not sure I would have loved it as much while just reading it. Either way, very good.
Faces: 4.5 stars - This one was very cool.
On A Saturday Afternoon: 4.5 stars - Please don't judge me
The Fake Nazi: 4 stars
Lemonade: 4 stars
Bad Returns: 5 stars
Origin Lessons: 4.5 stars
The Doctor and the Rabbi: 5 stars
Wordkeepers: 4 stars
The Color Master: 5 stars
A State of Variance: 5 stars
Americca: 4.5 stars
The Devourings: 5 stars.
As you can see, I really enjoyed this one. Not only would I go back and reread the book itself, but I actually think I would listen to the audiobook a second time, which I have never ever done. There was just something about the way Aimee Bender crafts a story that was so whimsical and comforting but in a strange and abnormal way. The stories that stick out for me are Appleless, Tiger Mending, Faces, The Doctor and the Rabbi, and The Devourings. What a good collection. I haven't even averaged out the above individual ratings, because I know with confidence that this was 5 stars.