A review by allweatherreader
The Doll Collection, by Ellen Datlow
4.0
Surprisingly, this was a pretty solid collection, with a few gems but no real duffers. Even the middling ones weren't a chore to read. The ones that didn't shine weren't badly written, but you could see where the doll theme had been crowbarred in.
The best ones were definitely the Seanan McGuire and the Stephen Graham Jones offerings. Very effective.
The last story was "Word Dolls" and it had one of those abrupt endings that short stories frequently suffer from, but it was a very cool idea that I now need to go and look into to see if it's true o.O
The best ones were definitely the Seanan McGuire and the Stephen Graham Jones offerings. Very effective.
The last story was "Word Dolls" and it had one of those abrupt endings that short stories frequently suffer from, but it was a very cool idea that I now need to go and look into to see if it's true o.O