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waffles66699's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sputniksdream's review
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed these ninety-five micro-stories by Shane Kowalski. You know the feeling when you read something so odd that you end up laughing and you think… did I really read that? That’s how I felt with Kowalski’s fictions 🤣
If I had to describe his stories they would be between Silvina Ocampo’s dark tales, the oneiric atmosphere of Leonora Carrington, and the strange world of David Lynch.
These are the kind of authors I love, the ones that take me out of the mundane.
Thanks to Future Tense Books for sending me the book 🤍
If I had to describe his stories they would be between Silvina Ocampo’s dark tales, the oneiric atmosphere of Leonora Carrington, and the strange world of David Lynch.
These are the kind of authors I love, the ones that take me out of the mundane.
Thanks to Future Tense Books for sending me the book 🤍
julieannholland's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Small Moods is inventive and unorthodox. The title itself, Small Moods, is the only way one can begin to approach this book, being that each flash fiction piece seems to capture snippets of peculiar, ludicrous, and even charismatic moods of the human soul. With everything from dogs, teapots, goats, Jesus, erotic Garfield, dildos, dolphins, paradisiacal sludge, and underwear, Kowalski captivates sneak peeks into the disposition of being and the vibes of the human mind.
In a small book, Kowalski has managed to take what most would consider being small or insignificant moments of life and thoughts of people everywhere and collect them to make quite the avant-garde collection.
In a small book, Kowalski has managed to take what most would consider being small or insignificant moments of life and thoughts of people everywhere and collect them to make quite the avant-garde collection.