Vampires in the Lemon Grove

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Her work has a velocity and a trajectroy that is little less than dazzling and a tough, enveloping, exhilarating voice than cannot be equaled. A consistently arresting, frequently stunning collection...Even more impressive than Russell's critically acclaimed novel. Karen Russell’s third book, the story collection “Vampires in the Lemon Grove,” should cement her reputation as one of the most remarkable fantasists writing today Russell can take Antarctic tailgaters, an army of seagulls or simply a window and twist a tale that explodes on the page and lingers in the mind A touch of paradoxically grounding pixie humour. This way of writing is so clever that nothing needs to be added to the set-up… These stories have unbelievable strength These stories use the fantastical to make mythic sense of the human struggle, and perfectly balance light and dark, funny and serious, wacky and realistic Russell is practised at whimsy and the surreal, at the magical and the unnerving Russell’s storytelling, fusing realistic and fantastic elements, is imaginative and beautifully crafted Wildly fun and full of suspense These stories will win her yet more fans, and offer typically colourful, off-the-wall entertainment Expand reviews