Tenth of December

A very wide range of themes are played out throughout the stories. Without giving anything away, one story reminded me of a combination of 2 books: [b:Flowers for Algernon 18373 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1367141311s/18373.jpg 3337594] and [b:Harrison Bergeron 10176119 Harrison Bergeron Kurt Vonnegut https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1323130675s/10176119.jpg 15074968], and another was reminiscent of Sedaris's fable-esque stories from [b:Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary 7857195 Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk  A Modest Bestiary David Sedaris https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1279831428s/7857195.jpg 10995406]. I love writers that are able to infuse humor and wit into their gut-wrenching tales, and this writer does so without skipping a beat. The stories all conveyed strong, emotional qualities and made me question several times over “What if that were me? What if I were put in that position, what would I do?” I am certain that some of the stories will stay with me for quite some time.