A newborn’s absent face appears on the back of someone else’s head, a filmmaker goes …
Review of 'Song for the Unraveling of the World' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
There are a few recurring patterns in this collection. Very broadly, the further a story got from our world the better it tended to work for me.
I enjoyed "The Tower", "The Hole", "Glasses", and "Smear" quite a bit. The title story, "Shirts and Skins", and "A Disappearance" were not up my alley at all. Most of the others didn't hit me too strongly one way or the other.
And then there was "Trigger Warnings", which felt like someone wanted to write a "get off my lawn" rant after listening to Radiohead's "Fitter Happier". Worth a shock chuckle or two but what a bizarre fit.