Teri Vlassopoulos’s stories are sharp, accurate, at times dark, but told with balance and skill. The innocence and clarity of her narrative voice reveals new and unexpected layers. Vlassopoulos brings readers into her characters' worlds; making their desires intelligible, showing how they frame their live's events in terms of abstract superstitions, allowing us to feel what they feel. Bat or Swallows is a debut collection of excellent short fiction, with a style and tone reminiscent of Julie Orringer’s How to Breathe Underwater.
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Teri Vlassopoulos lives and writes in Montréal, Québec. She has been making zines for over ten years and is currently working on a novel. Vlassopoulos's work first appeared in The Art of Trespassing (Invisible Publishing), Bats or Swallows is her first book.
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The cover for Bats or Swallows is even more beautiful than the one shown; matte, with beautiful paper, and touchable pages. And while one is not supposed to judge a book by its cover or its other physical parts, this one promises something it can deliver, and is a delight to hold.
Teri Vlassopoulos, in her debut collection of short fictions, manages a restraint in her use of language and emotions that leads readers willingly, title after title, to the edge of a cliff. It's not until they turn the page, lean over the edge to look for what comes next, that they tip and fall. This is not a collection to read in one, greedy, helping. Having read one story, it's better to stop, close the cover, and take a breath.
Teri Vlassopoulos, in her debut collection of short fictions, manages a restraint in her use of language and emotions that leads readers willingly, title after title, to the edge of a cliff. It's not until they turn the page, lean over the edge to look for what comes next, that they tip and fall. This is not a collection to read in one, greedy, helping. Having read one story, it's better to stop, close the cover, and take a breath.
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By Lily B.
Format:Paperback
Bats and Swallows is a beautiful book. The lovely cover will entice you to pick it up. The first story will capture your imagination and pull you in. From the haunting story, Baby Teeth, to the sly humour in stories like My Son, the Magician, I found the book impossible to put down. Once I started reading, I was compelled to read another story and then another.
I highly recommend it!
I highly recommend it!
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A Terrific Book of Short Stories
Nov 7 2010
By Lily B.
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Bats and Swallows is a beautiful book. The lovely cover will entice you to pick it up. The first story will capture your imagination and pull you in. From the haunting story, Baby Teeth, to the sly humour in stories like My Son, the Magician, I found the book impossible to put down. Once I started reading, I was compelled to read another story and then another.
I highly recommend it!
I highly recommend it!
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