![]() ![]() ![]() “Link, well known to fantasy fans and others who enjoy the weird in fiction, has gathered nine stories bound to captivate a broad audience. “To be sure, her stories are wonderful creations the author has a way of concocting a unique world in each piece and drawing in the reader…the tales are imaginatively bizarre yet can be seen as allegorical representations of our own crazy modern world.”- Library Journal, starred review “Valley of the Girls”… read by Robbie Daymond “I Can See Right Through You”… read by Kirby Heyborne “The Summer People”… read by Grace Blewer Link pulls off what might be described as a neat subversion of the superhero genre, while maintaining what is ultimately a brilliant story of first love.” In her conversations with Biscuit, they speculate about which characters of other stories and fairy tales might be superheroes themselves. Throughout these glimpses of conversation, and of Bunnatine’s life, we learn that, like her mother before her, she seems to have been relegated to the position of forever waiting for a lost love. She perfectly encapsulates Bunnatine’s longing in one breath and her resentment in the next.īunnatine is an exceptionally wonderful character, in all her flaws. Rebecca Lowman’s narration brings with it a lovely exploration of the sentimental and nostalgic atmosphere that can be both romantic and sad. The story plays out like a small town romance which time, circumstance, and the occasional bad decision has done wrong, but the story also comes with a side window into the superhero genre. The two friends are, at least in some way, in love. It’s a beautiful story, comprised of a series of moments, mostly of a conversation (or a series of conversations) between two friends in a world where superhero powers appear to be commonplace: Bunnatine, whose only super power is to float, and Biscuit, who saves the world from time to time. “While it’s incredibly difficult to pick a single most favorite from Kelly Link’s new short story collection, I had to land on “Origin Story,” read by Rebecca Lowman. This story is a brilliant example of Link’s ability to create a concept so weird and fantastical and set it in our own backyards.”Ĭlaire Seavey, Digital Operations Assistant Klein’s narration complements a story about teenage girls perfectly, capturing the excitement, impulsivity, and the undertone of insecurity that comes with adolescence and young love. While listening to the story, I was struck by Klein’s bright and youthful tone. But since he’s a ghost, this proves to be more difficult than she expects. When it becomes clear that Ainslie has been neglecting her Ghost Boyfriend, Immy hatches a plan to literally steal him from Ainslie’s closet and run away into the sunset with him. Ainslie already has a Vampire Boyfriend and a Werewolf Boyfriend, and Immy can’t help but resent her friend for being so spoiled. Listeners meet Immy, whose jealousy of her best friend Ainslie comes to a head when Ainslie receives a limited edition Ghost Boyfriend as a birthday present. In “The New Boyfriend,” Link presents a world not unlike our own, except for the fact that girls can buy and date life-size artificially intelligent robot dolls called Boyfriends. Not only is it a creative story on its own, but it tips its hat, in a clever and endearing way, to the current obsession with paranormal romance and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. “My favorite, favorite story in Kelly Link’s new collection is “The New Boyfriend,” read by one of the audiobook industry’s newest narrators, Ish Klein.
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