What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours: Stories by Helen Oyeyemi, 325 pages.Oyeyemi writes some great stories here. "Prescence," with its exploration of manufactured, processed grief, is a sad, discomfiting tale, and one of the strongest in the book. "Is Your Blood as Red as This" a story of love, pupeteers, and enchanted puppets, was really good, but strangely labyrinthine, and I could not get through it easily. Oyeyemi's writing is smooth and she has a wonderful off-kilter look at everything. Shes seems to be telling her stories effortlessly, and reminded me a bit of Valerie Luiselli. I look forward to reading more of her work.
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