Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Renée ThomasMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Nine Bar Blues is a collection of short stories written by Sheree Renee Thomas. I'll admit I bought the book after hearing Sheree read part of the first story, Ancestries, at WisCon this year where she was a Guest of Honor. This is the kind of book that would be excellent in audiobook form as well. These stories feel like Sheree is preserving the oral storytelling tradition in written form. The writing is so beautiful and lyrical that it is almost at its best when you can hear the rhythm of the stories. Don't get the wrong idea though. While beautiful, these stories can be very dark and haunting. These are like the original fairytales. There might not be a happy ending, but you sure do learn a lot about life.
Bonus points for an amazing cover!
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