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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Delightful surprises,
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This review is from: Finding Creatures & Other Stories (Paperback)
It's become a cliché to say: life's like a chocolate box, you never know what you're gonna get. But my overall impression after reading C. June Wolf's Finding Creatures & Other Stories was that of a broad and varied selection: sweet and savoury, realistic, fantastic and whimsical. Her stories also tackle gritty social and personal issues, from street kids, poverty, loneliness, and the need for forgiveness.
Each story in Finding Creatures engages with surprise: you never do know what you're going to get. The author may have taken a risk in compiling such a varied selection in one volume, but it works exactly because of this. I most enjoyed `Claude and the Henry Moores' (I'll never look at a Henry Moore again without thinking of this story), `Dana's Hand' and `Mr Cowmeadow's Sky,' both poignant and touching. I encourage readers to buy this collection and find their own favourites.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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An enchanting collection,
By Constant reader (British Columbia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finding Creatures & Other Stories (Paperback)
This first collection of speculative stories by C. June Wolf is a lovely surprise. Wolf embraces and re-invents every variation of the genre, from traditional science fiction to literature of the fantastic, with settings that range from the streets of Haiti to northern Canada to distant planets and the far reaches of time. Every one of these beautifully crafted stories, from the deeply serious to the engagingly irreverent, reflects an abiding empathy and compassion for everything that lives, be it human, animal or extraterrestrial. This is a book to be savoured by devotees of the fantastic, and by those who have yet to discover the pleasures of the genre. Unreservedly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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THIS IS A MUST-HAVE BOOK,
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Finding Creatures contains an eclectic collection of short stories from different times, cultures, and even planets. Many I had heard read at my writers' group of which the author is also a member.
I am not usually a reader of short stories but these -- WOW!! I have been truly amazed at the layers in every story I've read so far. Each time I read them, I discover more innuendos, more knowledge, and more delights. Wolf's intellect is so vast and keen; her observations, acute. I am thrilled by the changing voices, characters, and philosophies too. The writing is deft, funny, poignant, and passionate. Each story has been written with love and care. Word choice is wonderful. Highly recommended to buy for your own bookshelf or as a gift.
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