These twenty-two short stories are measured out with a cup of normal and a pound of the fantastic. From dark fairytales to alien skies, Monk’s stories blend haunting yesterdays, forgotten todays and twisted tomorrows wherein/5(16). This collection of twenty-two short stories is measured out with a cup of normal and a pound of the fantastic. From dark fairytales to alien skies, Monk’s stories blend haunting yesterdays, forgotten todays and twisted tomorrows. Poignant, bittersweet, frightening, and funny, these stories pour out worlds that are both lovely and odd, darkly strange and tantalizingly familiar, where no matter how fantastic the . A CUP OF NORMAL. Short Stories by Devon Monk. This collection of twenty-two short stories are measured out with a cup of normal and a pound of the fantastic. From dark fairytales to alien skies, Monk’s stories blend haunting yesterdays, forgotten todays and twisted bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 50 secs.
While reading, I got the impression Devon Monk is far more comfortable in the long form than the short. Many stories felt like parts of much bigger stories, like she's taken a section from a novel that could work being read in isolation. I wouldn't say the ideas in these particular stories were uninteresting, but they didn't have the well. A Cup Of Normal|Devon Monk, Nuclear Weapons: Principles, Effects And Survivability (Land Warfare: Brassey's New Battlefield Weapons Systems And Technology Series)|Charles S. Grace, Casting Shadows With Shamans: A Diabolical Tale That Crashes The Gates Of The Underworld|John Bishop, Fifty Activities For Developing Management Skills (Fifty Activities For Developing Management Skills, 5)|Simon James. A Cup Of Normal|Devon Monk, Lego: Clikits Novelty Tri-fold: The Friendship Box|Robin Wasserman, The Unions: Structure, Development, and Management|Marten S. Estey, John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides. An autobiography Volume 2|John Gibson Paton.
A Cup of Normal is a collection of short stories from Devon Monk attacking how absurd the idea of normal truly is. Following many characters in their own definitions of normal, Monk gives readers a collection of humor and poignancy that is sure to entertain and delight for hours." —The Midwest Book Review. This collection of twenty-two short stories is measured out with a cup of normal and a pound of the fantastic. From dark fairytales to alien skies, Monk’s stories blend haunting yesterdays, forgotten todays and twisted tomorrows. Poignant, bittersweet, frightening, and funny, these stories pour out worlds that are both lovely and odd, darkly strange and tantalizingly familiar, where no matter how fantastic the setting or situation, love, freedom, and hope find a way to take root and thrive. These twenty-two short stories are measured out with a cup of normal and a pound of the fantastic. From dark fairytales to alien skies, Monk’s stories blend haunting yesterdays, forgotten todays and twisted tomorrows wherein.
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