Erin reviewed Mars: Stories by Asja Bakić
Review of 'Mars' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
3.5 rounded up because I was enjoying this, and then the last 2 stories happened. I left it on a low note, but there were some great ones in here. My favorites were:
1. Buried Treasure - Subtle small town darkness that was effectively creepy.
2. Abby - Did not see where this was going. Unsettling, just two people in a room and things escalate.
3. Passions - Loved the way this looked at obsession/jealousy and the way our attention or lack of it impacts our insight.
Some of these were realism or close to it and some were more speculative. I didn’t know what was “allowed” in any given story because of that which made it more unpredictable. I appreciated the range Bakic showed here. For the most part I enjoyed her straightforward style as well. But some of the stories didn’t do much for me, left me kind …
3.5 rounded up because I was enjoying this, and then the last 2 stories happened. I left it on a low note, but there were some great ones in here. My favorites were:
1. Buried Treasure - Subtle small town darkness that was effectively creepy.
2. Abby - Did not see where this was going. Unsettling, just two people in a room and things escalate.
3. Passions - Loved the way this looked at obsession/jealousy and the way our attention or lack of it impacts our insight.
Some of these were realism or close to it and some were more speculative. I didn’t know what was “allowed” in any given story because of that which made it more unpredictable. I appreciated the range Bakic showed here. For the most part I enjoyed her straightforward style as well. But some of the stories didn’t do much for me, left me kind of meh. Per usual with short story collections, I suppose.
