A review by rachelhelps
Wandering Realities: Mormonish Short Fiction by Steven L. Peck

5.0

I am a Steven Peck fangirl and I loved all of these stories. They were funny, poignant, creative, and resonant. A few stories were written in different styles; one was in the style of a 19th-century ghost story, and another was hard-boiled detective style. I was afraid "in the style of" would be gimmicky, but it made for an interesting variety in the types of stories in this collection. Many of the stories have clever background details that come up in amusing ways.

I especially enjoyed the stories where faithful characters felt discouraged in their faith (...most of them). Their doubts in themselves and in God felt real to me. I identified with that cycle of receiving a prompting or revelation, acting on it for some time, and then doubting if it was real after you've forgotten that feeling.

There are still other Steven Peck stories out there that I really enjoyed that aren't in a collection yet, so I wonder if there will be another collection later (I hope so!). If not I might have to start collecting more earnestly and make my own collection!