hope h.'s Reviews > The Wishing Pool and Other Stories

4.5 stars

was first introduced to tananarive due's work via her short story the lake, featured in ellen datlow's Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror. it was definitely one of the stories that stuck with me the most in that collection and i've been wanting to read more of her work since - and HOO BOY SHE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. her works here range from southern gothic-style horror to mid-apocalyptic speculative fiction that calls to mind the greats like Octavia Butler. while i found that the gracetown stories were the ones that had the biggest impact for me, i thoroughly enjoyed every genre featured here and am definitely going to be thinking about this collection for a LONG time. also wanted to add that i strongly recommend the audiobook version! the narrators do an absolutely fantastic job of embodying the characters and really making the emotional punches land.

individual ratings:

the wishing pool - 5/5
haint in the window - 5/5
incident at bear creek lodge - 4/5
thursday-night shift - 3/5
last stop on route 9 - 4.5/5
suppertime - 3/5
rumpus room - 5/5 (my favorite from the collection)
migration - 5/5
caretaker - 4.5/5
one day only - 5/5
attachment disorder - 3/5
ghost ship - 4/5
shopping day - 3/5
the biographer - 3.5/5