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Familyism Library Binding

by Tori Bond (Author)

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Twenty-two (very) short stories from Tori Bond create what Kathy Fish calls a "a collection of tightly woven, deliciously wrought stories" that, as Amy L. Clark writes, "allow Bond’s own words to soar like crows, or like chickens, and sometimes, like hope."

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English
Publisher

Matter Press
ISBN-10

099615583X
ISBN-13

978-0996155830
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Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 099615583X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0996155830

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Carol

Author's wit

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019

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Each story was thought provoking and witty. I'm looking forward to Tori Bond's next book.

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Ayesha Hamid

Familyism is an Amazing Book and an Experience!

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2020

Family means different things to different people, and Author, Tori Bond, explores the vagarities and variances of family in her debut, flash-fiction collection, Familyism. Whether her stories consist of children spending time in nature and performing plays or townspeople, sitting in a bar and dreaming of a way out, Bond is able to create entire worlds with a sparsity of words. Bond perfectly captures the essence of the mundane as well as the extraordinary; she immerses us in the surreal and magical but keeps us rooted through her skillful exploration of human emotion. The author has the unique ability to make the reader feel deeply; her stories are crafted with care and are guaranteed to fill the reader with wonder. The powerful endings of each story will leave readers mesmerized.

Bond uses her ability to make the reader laugh, but Familyism goes beyond simply being funny; Familyism is equally sad and profound and joyful. While reading, I found that the veins of isolation, loneliness, and the yearning for escape crashing over me like a wave. Characters experience the loneliness of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the settings of the stories don’t offer characters an escape – Again, the reader is drawn into a world of powerful emotion. Regardless of the intensity of feeling Familyism elicits, Bond masterfully balances emotion through her well-timed use of narration and humor.

I highly recommend Familyism; It is not just a book, it is an experience! The book is a quick read, and the stories flow easily. The book will make you laugh, and you will be moved. You will ponder, question, and reminisce. This book could make you laugh out loud, so I don’t recommend reading it in public.

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Molly Lazer

Wildly creative flash fiction collection!

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2019

Tori Bond's debut collection "Familyism" is full of flash fiction that engages and gives just enough to create vivid images in the reader's mind, hinting at larger stories and full, rounded characters. The collection gets stronger and stronger as it goes on. The story "Mom's Club," which is one of the final stories in this volume, is absolutely stunning. Bond's fiction ranges from laugh-out-loud funny to heart-achingly profound. I look forward to more work from Tori Bond in the future.

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