Gather Satellite Designed By Larry Brown Textbook

don't think I enjoy flash fiction very much, Don't get me wrong, I do like short stories, but these stories are so short, I couldn't really savour them, Fresh Flash

Flash fiction can be like sampling the latest haute cuisine at an overpriced restaurant, The servings are small, theres really nothing new happening and you leave wondering what all the fuss was about, As someone who reads a lot of short stories, I find the genre closer to poetry, Good flash fiction is all about cadence, craft and creating that perfect picture for the reader,

Larry Browns Satellite has stories that showcase the best of what flash fiction can be, Theres humor and poignancy in “Roots” which manages to catch that perfect moment that magically communicates an entire relationship in a few sentences, Some danger and darkness in “Shush,” “Cat the Cat,” and the amazingly wellcrafted and heartbreaking “Old Spice, ” And, of course, the absurdity of a Cajun polka band and programmable slippers in the title piece, “Satellite, ”

There are many beautiful, solid pieces in Browns collection, The ones I mentioned really resonated with me, And therein lies one of the problems and beauties of flash fiction, There really is no grey, The piece either sticks with you or it doesnt and many of Larry Browns pieces stuck,

I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review, And honestly, if you're a fan of flash fiction, pick this one up,
Not a big fan of flash fiction personally, but the stories in this book had some great concepts that could be expanded upon mentally, Found a few of the stories comical some disturbing which isn't a bad thing and a couple left me scratching my head like Huh, but overall it was pretty good.
Definitley going to check out some of the full length books by this author, Thanks for the chance to read it This brief collection of supershort stories is clever and varied, but ultimately not as accessible as I would have liked, sitelinkLarry Brown is very thrifty with his words, but often the thrift becomes stingy and

teasing, making the stories enigmatic instead of expressive,

For about half of the stories, I had no idea what was going on, and I am a fairly smart person, It is a dilemma I recognize, being both a producer and consumer of poetry at various points in my life: how to convey your idea with an economy of words but still connect with the reader.
Sometimes sitelinkMr. Brown did this to great effect, and I thought the second half of the collection was much stronger in this regard than the first half, But in general I was spending too much time figuring out what was going on, and not enough time just enjoying the experience,

In those times that the story was able to hook me, and I deciphered the hidden message, I did enjoy it however, I thought the emotional content could have been amped up a bit.
Sometimes I would get it, and then say, "So" Other times I found myself wishing I knew more about what the people in the stories were feeling,

So, a curious experience but not fulfilling enough for me to repeat, However, if puzzling over short stories and their unexpected meanings sounds appealing, this may be of interest to you, Quirky. Poignant. Includes one Cajun polka band,

flash fiction stories,

From the author of the story collection Talk Oberon Press This is my first foray into flash fiction, I don't read short stories per se, I'm usually into full length novels, But Satellite did not disappoint, It is a fun and interesting read, one that I enjoyed immensely,

"Cat the Cat", "Flintstones", "Shush", "Stadium" are absolute fun reads,

"Apartment" starts with a happy note but ends with a melancholy tone to it, "Old Spice" doesn't use a full stop throughout and is almost poetic,

Overall this anthology is a delight and something I'd love to read over and over again, I was given a free copy of this for an honest review

I love Flash Fiction, It is a somewhat rare form, but I love it done well, This collection wasn't bad. I loved the titular story Satellite, Side Dish was cute and mysterious, Stadium was adorable, and my mother and father have fought over stadium food before, Mail was hilarious, and I have felt like stealing mail at sometime, Also Cat The Cat was a little disturbing, but I love that about it, All and all it was a nice little read, Extremely short collection of extremely short prose, Also short of depth, character and intrigue, Could've been an interesting collection, but was more like the ruminations of someone on a long distance creative writing course, I found this book for free at Kobobooks and as I am interested in flash fiction I gave it a try, Flash fiction is an interesting form, but difficult write well because so much of the actual story has to be placed between the lines, Sometimes authors take this too far and the resulting story leaves the reader completely baffled, Other times the reader can get a much greater story than the actual word count would suggest,

In Larry Brown's Satellite I felt I got both sides of that coin, To me the story Apartment is good example of flash fiction where the word count doesn't tell you anything, It is a very strong story, In short flashes the author takes us through a few months in the life of the characters and I felt I got a good insight into what was happening,

On the other hand the title story Satellite left me a little perplexed, I just couldn't figure out what the author was trying to achieve, I think too much of that story ended up between the lines, or maybe I'm just not seeing what is in front of me,

So I can't say I liked all of the stories in this collection, but I think the good outnumbered the baffling ones considerably, and there are a quite a few good ones.
Cat the Cat for example is a nicely gruesome tale, I laughed out loud at the end of Tiptoe, All in all I thought this was an interesting read, What is more, Satellite is probably a book I could read again, Larry Brown lives in Brantford, Ontario, He is the author of two story collections, Satellite sitelink www, kobobooks. com and Talk sitelink www, oberonpress. ca. He teaches short story workshops throughout southwestern Ontario, Larry Brown lives in Brantford, Ontario, He is the author of two story collections, Satellite sitelink www, kobobooks. com and Talk sitelink www, oberonpress. ca. He teaches short story workshops throughout southwestern Ontario, sitelink.