Corinna Chong

The thirteen stories collected here are never less than solid. I’m not sure any completely leapt out for me, but moments here and there are certainly memorable. There is a tentativeness perhaps, which may be deliberate, that makes them seem as though they aren’t saying all that they could. But that might be just a case of the reader looking for something specific rather than letting the stories speak for themselves. Indeed, now as I reread the list of story titles, I find that each story can be recalled vividly. Which must surely indicate that they have had a stronger impact on me than I suspected.

I will pick out “Thieves,” “Fixer,” and “Kids in Kindergarten” as perhaps my favourites, but I would probably pick three others tomorrow. They were all worthy of being picked as someone’s favourite. I look forward to reading what Corinna Chong writes next.

Recommended.… (meer)