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A review by rodneywilhite
Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye
3.0
Mostly this novel in stories was brutal in a very masculine way--Goth in the skronky Birthday Party fashion rather than the elegant Siouxsie fashion. I found it difficult to enjoy, as there was very little compassion for any character's experience, not from the other characters, not really from the author.
It's very well-written, and I'm sure a lot of people enjoy this sort of nastiness. But it's not for me.
There's one story, though, the second-to-last one from Christian's perspective,...yeah, I found that story devastating and definitely worthwhile.
Recommended? Not for sensitive flowers like me, but if you like (to borrow from my favorite Steve Martin bit) Death and Grief and Sorrow and Murder, this might be up your alley.
It's very well-written, and I'm sure a lot of people enjoy this sort of nastiness. But it's not for me.
There's one story, though, the second-to-last one from Christian's perspective,
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that has a reveal I didn't see coming at all even though it was obvious in retrospect (and had been informing the entire novel all alongRecommended? Not for sensitive flowers like me, but if you like (to borrow from my favorite Steve Martin bit) Death and Grief and Sorrow and Murder, this might be up your alley.