Orange World and Other Stories (Karen Russell, 2019)
published 2026-02-08 | tags: #backlog #books
Orange World is a series of... mystical realism(?) short stories.
I listened to the audio-book of Orange World and thought it was exceptional. The voice actors for each story played their characters very well, enhancing the experience.
A few stories I enjoyed:
- Bog Girl, about a boy's first love in a world where people are way too ok with necrophilia.
- A story about a tornado rustler raising his last storm.
- A woman in post-flood south-eastern USA who can echo-locate like a bat.
- A demon blackmailing a new mother into giving it breast milk like a little freak.
I haven't read much of her work, but based on this I'd say Karen Russell is a great author. I'm excited to read more of her stuff.