![]() ![]() Daymond gives each of the four bullies-and their gentle victim-unique voices that are easy to differentiate. Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell: 9780307947475 : Books From the author of the novel Swamplandiaa finalist for the Pulitzer Prizecomes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that. Equally charming is Robbie Daymond’s narration of “The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis,” about adolescent bullies who come across an oddly familiar scarecrow. Osmanski’s soft voice and unhurried manner are perfectly suited to this story she uses long pauses as she tells of the workers’ struggle to retain their humanity. Among the standouts in the audio edition is Joy Osmanski’s reading of “Reeling for the Empire,” in which young Japanese factory workers take quiet revenge on their employer, who has enslaved them as human silkworms. ![]() In this collection of stories from Russell (Swamplandia!), multiple threads are tied together by pervasive magical realism, with the author’s macabre imagination conjuring malevolent seagulls, karmic scarecrows, and melancholy vampires who sate their thirst by biting into succulent Italian lemons instead of human necks. ![]()
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