"The triumph of Everington’s first novel is that, while hinting at lofty literary precedents, it cumulatively takes on an unsettling voice all of its own." The Guardian
If any of you out there want to know even more about what I think about life (and I know you do really...) then I've been interviewed at: Free Book Reviews. Let me know if I'm talking rubbish or even if you agree with some of the things I say.
Most of the the questions are about Feed The Enemy, but others are more general musing on books and short stories..
The Book Brouhaha blog, as well as having an excellent name, has posted some interesting things about the short story form recently; I've added my 2p worth to a few of the posts. One comment I made on a discussion about how short stories seemed somewhat undervalued was "Would 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson be six times better if it was six times the length?" and interestingly the host of the blog, Alain, has used this quote as inspiration for a whole new posting - see here: Book Brouhaha.
Interesting stuff; if you like short stories and/or Shirley Jackson, check it out and make some comments. I will. And if you haven't read The Lottery, do it. Do it now.