- Hardcover
- Publisher: PS Publishing; Limited unsigned collection ed edition (Oct 31 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1906301804
- ISBN-13: 978-1906301804
- ASIN: 1906301808
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 15.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #699,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An interesting collection of different kind of short stories
Jun 21 2011
Format:Hardcover
The Black Heart is an interesting collection of different kind of short stories. The stories and their contents range from mainstream to science fiction and from fantasy to horror.
The contents of this book are:
- Introduction: Patrick O'Leary's Muffled Prayers by James Morrow
- Author's Introduction: The Bears in the Moat
- The Cane
- Catching a Dream
- Yo-Yo, Stradivarius & Me
- The Black Heart
- The Dreaming Bird
- The Whole Schmear
- What Mattered Was Sleep
- The Witch's Hand
- The Verge of a Pucker
- The Me After the Rock
- The Flying Child
- The Wooden Leg
- The Bearing of Light
- The Oldest Man on Earth
I haven't read any books by Patrick O'Leary before, so it was interesting to read this short story collection. If O'Leary's novels are as fascinating as these stories, I think I'll have to read them in the near future. Patrick O'Leary's writing style was fluent and the stories were genuinely interesting, because he seemed to have a good and seemingly endless imagination.
Although all these stories were good in their own way, my favourite stories were "The Witch's Hand", "The Dreaming Bird" and "The Flying Child".
"The Witch's Hand" was a fantastic short story and it reminded me a lot of old time campfire horror stories. It was well written and fast moving story with some horror and fantasy elements. "The Dreaming Bird" was a fascinating postapocalyptic science fiction short story. "The Flying Child" was a good horror story with science fiction elements.
"Yo-Yo, Stradivarius & Me" was a funny story about a crime committed by the person from whose point of view the story was told. It was a mainstream short story, but it was good.
I can recommend this collection to all readers who enjoy reading something a bit different.
The contents of this book are:
- Introduction: Patrick O'Leary's Muffled Prayers by James Morrow
- Author's Introduction: The Bears in the Moat
- The Cane
- Catching a Dream
- Yo-Yo, Stradivarius & Me
- The Black Heart
- The Dreaming Bird
- The Whole Schmear
- What Mattered Was Sleep
- The Witch's Hand
- The Verge of a Pucker
- The Me After the Rock
- The Flying Child
- The Wooden Leg
- The Bearing of Light
- The Oldest Man on Earth
I haven't read any books by Patrick O'Leary before, so it was interesting to read this short story collection. If O'Leary's novels are as fascinating as these stories, I think I'll have to read them in the near future. Patrick O'Leary's writing style was fluent and the stories were genuinely interesting, because he seemed to have a good and seemingly endless imagination.
Although all these stories were good in their own way, my favourite stories were "The Witch's Hand", "The Dreaming Bird" and "The Flying Child".
"The Witch's Hand" was a fantastic short story and it reminded me a lot of old time campfire horror stories. It was well written and fast moving story with some horror and fantasy elements. "The Dreaming Bird" was a fascinating postapocalyptic science fiction short story. "The Flying Child" was a good horror story with science fiction elements.
"Yo-Yo, Stradivarius & Me" was a funny story about a crime committed by the person from whose point of view the story was told. It was a mainstream short story, but it was good.
I can recommend this collection to all readers who enjoy reading something a bit different.
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