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Salsa Nocturna (2012)

by Daniel José Older(Favorite Author)

4.32 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0615624456 (ISBN13: 9780615624457)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Crossed Genres Publications

review 1: Supernatural short stories with lots of sazon! Wonderful writing that captured the voice of each of the characters! I LOVED how fresh the stories and the characters were and how much passion was behind the narratives. The characters were so familiar yet unique. It's like seeing a person from your neighborhood all of your life and then getting a look into their minds that makes you look at them in a different way. I WANT MORE OF THESE!
review 2: Quick review: I like this collection a lot. I am not a big fan of noir, but Older does a fine job of combining grit and horror with a bit of fantasy. This is how "urban fantasy" should be done: with characters that actually live in the city, with the struggles of city life intact and integrated into the story. I admire... more the way Older tells his stories; his first-person narrators are not great at telling stories, but they tell us what need to know. It adds a little extra heft to the stories, a bit of realism that increases your immersion and empathy. A few of the stories fell short for me, but most of them are a harsh pleasure to read. less

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