Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter
Angela Carter (1940–1992) wrote numerous novels, anthologies of short stories, plays, and picture books for kids. These stories are written in the same poetic way, thus reading them slowly is necessary to fully appreciate the language. You must consider each story in detail before moving on to the next due to the deep symbolism. In actuality, I advise reading just a handful at once.
Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter
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Like any author of short stories, Carter produced some that I found uninteresting. However, these shortcomings simply highlight the accomplishments of those who succeeded.
Angela Carter has collected her short stories in it. It was a revelation to me to read Angela Carter for the first time. That was really a fascinating use of vocabulary that I had never read before. Like all the other books I’ve chosen, it conjures up the most exquisite images. This is something I feel I crave as an illustrator. They are able to construct entire worlds with just a few words. I find reading stuff like this to be really encouraging. I wouldn’t necessarily utilize examples of these, but I’m amazed at how well she uses words.
Like Jordan plays basketball, this woman plays with her imagination. She never ceases to surprise or even startle. Her work is generally referred to as “black,” which is interesting because most of the time, the good guys prevail. It’s one of my favourite pieces of writing.
This book is excellent. Her use of imagery stunned me. Her stories are startling and a little spooky. Any reader who is sick of the standard narrative structure should read this book, in my opinion. I do, however, advise against reading this book if you are not open-minded about your ethics, morals, and sexuality. She is an excellent wordsmith.
