salt slow

Reviews

Praise for salt slow

“Surreal, muscular stories…Fusing genres with supernatural grace, Armfield takes the discourse about inhabiting a female body to spooky, surprising places.”
—Esquire (“Most Anticipated Books of Fall”)

“Immediately calls to mind the slippery short stories of Carmen Maria Machado and Angela Carter in its gothic treatment of common girlish concerns, from puberty—a girl’s skin literally molts right before she’s kissed—to boyfriends who turn to stone. It’s the kind of quiet, meticulously crafted collection that’s a sign of even greater writing to come.”
—BuzzFeed (“Most Anticipated Books of Fall”)

“Unsettling, uncanny, and utterly delightful… Armfield occasionally deploys startling, stunning turns of phrase…Razor-sharp, stylish, and imaginative, Armfield’s collection is a dazzling introduction to a talented writer.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Dazzling…Each piece is filled with magic, insight, and a rare level of creativity that mark Armfield as a fresh new voice of magical realism. Artistic and perceptive, Armfield’s debut explores the ebbs and flows of human connection in lives touched by the bizarre.”
—Kirkus

“Provocative and thrilling…Armfield’s collection is exemplary as she pushes the limits of reality into beautifully eerie and unsettling worlds. She blends elements of horror, science fiction, mythology, and feminism in a way that is sure to shock and amaze readers of short fiction.”
—Booklist

“A darkly exciting debut…Wickedly clever prose and a sense of humor that seems to loom up like a character itself, having been lying in wait in a corner all along.”
—The Guardian

“Wild and wonderful, packed with mythical transformations that take place in the most ordinary of contemporary settings…Marvelous.”
—Daily Mail

“Read just one tale from this disturbing collection and you’ll find yourself clamped between the collection’s jaws. Because, visceral, perturbing and exhilarating, these stories are something really special.”
—Stylist

“Exceptional...Hugely enjoyable...Absolutely beautifully written...So subtle, intelligent and imaginative.”
—The Scotsman

“Thrilling...A writer whose next move you wouldn’t want to miss.”
—Observer

“Eerie, otherworldly…For fans of Carmen Maria Machado.”
—Elle (UK)

“Reading this collection is the only thing you need to do right now. Armfield is an enormous, gut-wrenching talent.”
—Daisy Johnson, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Everything Under

“salt slow is exemplary. A distinct new gothic, melancholy, powerful, and poised.”
—China Miéville, author of The City & The City

“These are brilliantly addictive, barbed, illusive stories. Armfield creates a cleverly unsettling, iridescent world that we are all the better for entering.”
—Irenosen Okojie, author of Speak Gigantular

“Visceral, fierce and beautifully unsettling, Armfield’s writing has an astonishing power. This collection haunted me with its brilliance.”
—Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory

“Armfield’s work has a timelessness to it, and a generosity of emotion that’s brave and affecting.”
—Chloe Aridjis, author of Book of Clouds

“Unafraid to venture beyond realism’s limits…Armfield is a significant, exciting talent.”
—Sam Byers, author of Perfidious Albion