A review by kjboldon
A Cupful of Space by Mildred Clingerman
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely bizarre and unsettling and wondrous. For fans of Shirley Jackson. Dark, creepy, sexual, weird and very compelling collection of fantasy stories.
"He smiled at me warmly, 'there's something queer about measuring tapes. I believe they hate us, and sometimes they can't resist making fools of us--for being so silly as to imagine we can tame even a small chunk of space or fence it in. '
I went inside my house and looked at my measuring tape with new eyes. Mr. Pritchett's words only served to deepen my own conviction that the world was a fearful and wonderful place, and that in it anything could happen and the very best thing for me to do was to stay limber enough to enjoy it."
"He smiled at me warmly, 'there's something queer about measuring tapes. I believe they hate us, and sometimes they can't resist making fools of us--for being so silly as to imagine we can tame even a small chunk of space or fence it in. '
I went inside my house and looked at my measuring tape with new eyes. Mr. Pritchett's words only served to deepen my own conviction that the world was a fearful and wonderful place, and that in it anything could happen and the very best thing for me to do was to stay limber enough to enjoy it."
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism