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* Read ^ Extremities by Kathe Koja ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Extremities Koja's language is gorgeously descriptive: every sense is exquisitely evoked. These stories shiver with her simmering intensity.. These stories shine an eerie light on the netherworld of artistic exploration and insanity; they probe obsession and vengeance and wander along the intersecting paths of the living and the dead. In the hypnotic, psychological landscape of Extremities, people pushed to the limits of endurance enter extreme states of mind and being. Frequently Koja's characters are betr
| Title | : | Extremities |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (828 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568581505 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
Koja's language is gorgeously descriptive: every sense is exquisitely evoked. These stories shiver with her simmering intensity.. These stories shine an eerie light on the netherworld of artistic exploration and insanity; they probe obsession and vengeance and wander along the intersecting paths of the living and the dead. In the hypnotic, psychological landscape of Extremities, people pushed to the limits of endurance enter extreme states of mind and being. Frequently Koja's characters are betrayed by imagination - artists enslaved by their muses, women dominated by fantasy lovers, ordinary men bewitched by inner voices or inexplicably endowed with powers they cannot control
She lives vicariously by eavesdropping on Anne, a neighbor who seems to have found the passion and sexual satisfaction that eludes Lurleen. "Angels in Love" is the story of Lurleen, a washed-out woman trapped in a meaningless cycle of dead-end work, singles bars, and solitude. Each story, unique in character and setting, gives a snapshot of an existence where reality and nightmares collide. Extremities is Koja's sixth book. In the 16 stories of Extremities, Kathe Koja enters the lives of ordinary people caught in extraordinary and often disturbing situations. Upon meeting Anne, however, she discovers an even more meaningless life: Anne has made the ultimate trade, exchanging her soul for physical fulfillment. In "The Ballad of the Spanish Civil Guard," an imprisoned poet
"One twisted book" according to A Customer. Koja's collection of short stories are a mixture of the bizarre, erotic, and haunting. Koja's writing style is concise and descriptive -- sometimes even vulgar and offensive.The stories in this work are dark stories -- that is, they explore those topics we would prefer to ignore -- death, fear, hauntings, insanity, and deviant sex. all of these dark topics are strangely interwo. "The most brilliant, innovative and visionary writer alive" according to C. Garcia. This short story collection is a gift, indeed. Kathe Koja's stories are so wonderful that I often scanned the shelves of bookstores for anthologies with Koja stories, then I'd sit and read her story in its entirety.Now, at last, we have all of her stories in one volume. Buy this book, then seek out her novels, even the ones out of print. Koja is by far the best novelist alive a. a writer too enamored with style A Customer There are some very good stories in this collection. I liked The Neglected Garden, Teratisms and Angels in Love. These pieces have a visceral edge under the weight of the beautiful words. Koja writes in a lush, lovely, almost dreamy style but overdoes it most of the time. She writes descriptions that are so glorious I stopped several times to revel in the words. But then she wi
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