Erin reviewed I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking by Leyna Krow
Review of "I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
3.5 stars that I’m rounding up. A lot of these were close to what I’d like but not quite there, so just kind of fine. But there were a few stand outs.
My favorites were:
Tiger, Tiger - Strange happenings with a neighbor. Feels just a little unreal.
Excitable Creatures - Great, sharp ending. Just weird enough with this odd pet.
Disruption - Gave me so much to ponder in terms of themes and meaning and what might have happened. The right kind of ambiguous.
But others were completely forgettable. The Spud interludes I could have done without, they did nothing for me!
I preferred the ones that felt a bit weird. She also has stories that are just realism in this collection which I liked less, and it was odd to have them mixed together. I didn’t quite know how to ground myself as I read through it.
But …
3.5 stars that I’m rounding up. A lot of these were close to what I’d like but not quite there, so just kind of fine. But there were a few stand outs.
My favorites were:
Tiger, Tiger - Strange happenings with a neighbor. Feels just a little unreal.
Excitable Creatures - Great, sharp ending. Just weird enough with this odd pet.
Disruption - Gave me so much to ponder in terms of themes and meaning and what might have happened. The right kind of ambiguous.
But others were completely forgettable. The Spud interludes I could have done without, they did nothing for me!
I preferred the ones that felt a bit weird. She also has stories that are just realism in this collection which I liked less, and it was odd to have them mixed together. I didn’t quite know how to ground myself as I read through it.
But one of her strengths is writing focused stories. I get frustrated when a short story meanders too much, and in this case the contents of each story felt mostly relevant to the themes and plot. I appreciated that.