And I Do Not Forgive You: Stories and Other Revenges [Paperback]

Boldly blending fables and myths with apocalyptic technologies, Amber Sparks has built a cultlike following withAmber Sparks holds her crown in the canon of the weird with this fantastical collection of eye-popping range (John Domini, [Sparks] impresses with her exceptional collection of wry, feminist stories.... Some stories smuggle incredible emotional impact into surprisingly few pages.... Sparkss sardonic wit never distracts from her polished dismantling of everyday and extraordinary abuses. Readers will love this remarkable, deliciously caustic collection. Irreverent and clever characters take center stage in Sparkss latest collection.... The pieces here are beyond the classification of any one genre, borrowing from fairy tales, fantasy, coming-of-age, modern life, and social commentary.... Each story is vivid, unexpected, and satisfyingly weird. Darkly comic and whip-smart, this collection is recommended for readers of Aimee Bender and Alexandra Kleeman. Few readers will encounter with any frequency such bold, bizarre, and brutally honest content as is in Sparks ( What joyful play and heart and movement in these stories, full of permission and the thrum of ideas bursting and growing on the page. To read one is like a bon-bon on a silver platter with a lit sparkler stuck inside. Amber Sparks stories are, precisely, like her name: precious things delivered in a burst of fire and light. Re-appropriating fairy tales, urban legends, and supernatural fantasies, Amber Sparks' startling kaleidoscopic visions re-cast familiar heroines in their own stories. Reading this was a delight! In this genre-bending new collection, Amber Sparks has once again shown herself to be fearless and cutting, the insistent voice that breaks through the hand trying to silence it. I had a lot of fun reading these fresh, sharp, delicious stories, even as my neck prickled with doom. US