Salt Slow

This collection of stories is about women and their experiences in society, about bodies and the bodily, mapping the skin and bones of its characters through their experiences of isolation, obsession and love Throughout the collection, women become insects, men turn to stone, a city becomes insomniac and bodies are picked apart to make up better ones The mundane worlds of schools and sea side towns are invaded and transformed by the physical, creating a landscape which is constantly shifting to hold on to the bodies of its inhabitants Blending the mythic and the fantastic, the collection considers characters in motion turning away, turning back or simply turning into something new.From the winner of The White Review Short Story Prize 2018, salt slow is an extraordinary collection of short stories that are sure to dazzle and shock. Best Read [ Salt Slow ] By [ Julia Armfield ] – kino-fada.fr Before him, she had often wondered whether solitude was a skill one could lose, like schoolgirl latin Or whether it was simply a talent one acquired, bikelike, never afterwards forgotten 4.5 5 stars A mesmerizing collection magical realism of short stories from a debut author that I ll be sure to keep an eye out for in the future.This collection gave me major Kirsty Logan , Jen Campbell and Samantha Hunt vibes, which automatically lets you know it was very much up my alley It consists ofBefore him, she had often wondered whether solitude was a skill one could lose, like schoolgirl latin Or whether it was simply a talent one acquired, bikelike, never afterwards forgotten 4.5 5 stars A mesmerizing collection magical realism of short stories from a debut author that I ll be sure to keep an eye out for in the future.This collection gave me major Kirsty Logan , Jen Campbell and Samantha Hunt vibes, which automatically lets you know it was very much up my alley It consists of 9 tales that explore themes of female adolescence, body, love and change, whilst consistently balancing the tightrope of the line between reality and bizarre imagination Julia Armstrong has a beautiful way with words and imagery, where she turns the average upside down and inside out, to show what s at its core emotionally As a whole it s a well balanced collection that feels ...4.5 5 This is one of the best short story collections I ve ever read Julia Armfield writes brilliantly eerie, evocative and inventive stories about women s bodies and experiences In these stories, an entire city becomes insomniac as sleep grows into a physical entity that escapes its owners, an all female rock band s army of loyal teenage fans develop an uncontrollable power and in a post apocalyptic world of water, dark things lurk in the deep In Armfield s imagination, mundane, everyday thi 4.5 5 This is one of the best short story collections I ve ever read Julia Armfield writes brilliantly eerie, evocative and inventive stories about women s bodies and experiences In these stories, an entire city becomes insomniac as sleep grows into a physical entity that escapes its owners, an all female rock band s army of loyal teenage fans develop an uncontrollable power and in a post apocalyptic world of water, dark things lurk in the deep In Armfield s imagination, mundane, everyday things gain a dark and thoroughly other quality, while sinister scenarios become horrifyingly ordinary There wasn t a single bad story in this collection, only one I didn t jell with as much Smack but still liked overall There were, however, quite a few stories that stood out especially and that are among the best pieces of dark, twisted short fiction I ve ever had the pleasure of reading My...I am incredibly torn about how to review this book Armfield s writing is brilliant her prose is visceral and haunting However, it s almost too visceral Whilst I have absolutely no qualms with the writing or it s effectiveness, these stories were stomach churningly disturbing to say the least, so much so that each time I put down the book, I was reluctant to pick it up again I haven t felt so sickened by literary imagery since reading Ballard s Crash Along with that, the stories are deep I am incredibly torn about how to review this book Armfield s writing is brilliant her prose is visceral and haunting However, it s almost too visceral Whilst I have absolutely no qualms with the writing or it s effectiveness, these stories were stomach churningly disturbing to say the least, so much so that each time I put down the book, I was reluctant to pick it up again I haven t felt so sickened by literary imagery since reading Ballard s Crash Along with that, the stories are deeply dark and depressing Whilst they were largely fantastical in element, the real world images a...Thank you SO MUCH picadorbooks for gifting me what had become one of my top books of the year and an all time favourite short story collection If the perfect short story collection exists, then it is Salt Slow by Julia Armfield, and I m planning on writing her a letter to ask her to write me a short story every day so I never run out of ones to read is that selfish.I was in love from the first story, a raw and painful portrayal of the relationship between young girls and their bodies, the c Thank you SO MUCH picadorbooks for gifting me what had become one of my top books of the year and an all time favourite short story collection If the perfect short story collection exists, then it is Salt Slow by Julia Armfield, and I m planning on writing her a letter to ask her to write me a short story every day so I never run out of ones to read is that selfish.I was in love from the first story, a raw and painful portrayal of the relationship between young girls and their bodies, the competitiveness that they instinctively feel while going through puberty, which then takes a sinister turn, setting the tone for the rest of the stories..I wouldn t say there is a single weak story within this collection The Great Awake, an eerie yet tender story where people s Sleeps have left their bodies and now follow them around like pets, Collectables, delightfully gruesome and sharp, Salt Slow, a haunting end ...Beautifully written Granite was the strongest story for me It captured a terrible truth about relationships without hammering it over the reader s head It s probably the least obviously fantastical, which might have influenced my preference But even if like me you re not massively into fantasy or folklore, the collection still works tremendously well It feels so unique the melding of the everyday of a particular kind of metropolitan life, of the concerns of contemporary feminism, with m Beautifully written Granite was the strongest story for me It captured a terrible truth about relationships without hammering it over the reader s head It s probably the least obviously fantastical, which might have influenced my preference But even if like me you re not massively into fantasy or folklore, the...Very often does it happen that I jump into a book without expectations And Salt Slow is one such book The title gives away nothing but an abstract feeling and the stories in this collection are rightly so abstract, whimsical and memorable The stories are mainly about women and their position in society The prejudices, constant judgment and shunning of women who are different..While reading these stories you will encounter a bizarre world where people lose sleep, Men turn into insects, women Very often does it happen that I jump into a book without expectations And Salt Slow is one such book The title gives away nothing but an abstract feeling and the stories in this collection are rightly so abstract, whimsical and memorable The stories are mainly about women and their position in society The prejudices, constant judgment and shunning of women who are different..While reading these stories you will encounter a bizarre world where people lose sleep, Men turn into insects, women turn into objects of desire, and love and longing are looked upon in strange ways.The stories have elements of f...When I was twenty seven, my Sleep stepped out of me like a passenger from a train carriage, looked around my room for several seconds, then sat down in the chair beside my bed This was before they became so usual, the shadow forms of Sleep in halls and kitchens, before the mass displacement left so many people wakeful at uncertain hours of the night In those days, it was still surprising to sit up and see the silver lean of Sleep, its casual posture People rang one another, apologising for t When I was twenty seven, my Sleep stepped out of me like a passenger from a train carriage, looked around my room for several seconds, then sat down in the chair beside my bed This was before they became so usual, the shadow forms of Sleep in halls and kitchens, before the mass displacement left so many people wakeful at uncertain hours of the night In those days, it was still surprising to sit up and see the silver lean of Sleep, its casual posture People rang one another, apologising for the lateness of the hour, asking friends if they too were playing host to uninvited guests Salt Slow was very me short stories full of urban and eco Gothic imagery, tied up in modern love stories and family sagas and dystopias Armfield herself described these stories as squelchy , and that s ...Salt Slow is a beautiful short story collection full of strange, haunting stories featuring obstinate women, many of them queer The Great Awake, as an insomniac, was a favorite of mine people s Sleeps begin to step out of them, becoming independent entities and making it so that they no longer sleep at night Some people crave a Sleep of their own, feeling they re missing out by needing to rest, while others desperately want their sleep back to fulfill a psychological need In The Collectibl Salt Slow is a beautiful short story collection full of strange, haunting stories featuring obstinate women, many of them queer The Great Awake, as an insomniac, was a favorite of mine people s Sleeps begin to step out of them, becoming independent entities and making it so that they no longer sleep at night Some people crave a Sleep of their own, feeling they re missing out by needing to rest, while others desperately want their sleep back to fulfill a psychological need In The Collectibles, a woman struggling through a breakup begins to collect body parts to help her create a better man in Formerly Feral, a young girl going through puberty befriends a wolf in Stop Your Women s Ears with Wax, a pop punk girl band has something magical about them that just makes women go mad for them.The stories are strange, haunting, and magical the concepts of the tales are dark but quiet, taking careful shape in the background as rock solid women dominate the narration The tone of her tales vaguely re...Absolutely brilliant collection of the strange and unsettling intimate moments made bizarre, transformations occurring before our eyes, the body let loose I loved these so much especially first story Mantis, but all stories throughout.

• English
• 11 May 2018
Julia Armfield
• Hardcover
• 208 pages
• 1529012562
• Julia Armfield
• Salt Slow