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A review by michellekmartin
Show Them a Good Time by Nicole Flattery
3.0
I really enjoyed some of the stories in this collection and some didn’t grab me as much. I did, however, absolutely love Flattery’s writing. I was continuously impressed that this was her debut and I’ll eagerly away the time (if it comes) that she publishes a novel.
I liked how she mixed a feeling of otherworldliness with reality in her stories. You felt right on the edge of understanding the world these women inhabited. I underlined so many parts of this because she has a wonderful, weird, unique way of telling a story. This collection focuses mostly on women on the roles they play in society (and the way they subvert these roles) and it reminded me of stories from Helen Oyeyemi, Ramona Ausubel, and Karen Russell.
I liked how she mixed a feeling of otherworldliness with reality in her stories. You felt right on the edge of understanding the world these women inhabited. I underlined so many parts of this because she has a wonderful, weird, unique way of telling a story. This collection focuses mostly on women on the roles they play in society (and the way they subvert these roles) and it reminded me of stories from Helen Oyeyemi, Ramona Ausubel, and Karen Russell.