Vampires in the Lemon Grove

from livingtech

I only read the first story (the title story) in this collection. I actually picked it up at the library and started reading (sampling) on page 3 or 4, and decided to read it. A few minutes later I realized it was a book of short stories, and I thought, so much the better. I'll read this one and ...

from nosajeel

I liked the best of these stories as much as anything in Karen Russell's first collection--St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised by Wolves--but it had more stories that fell flat. Overall, however, amazingly well recounted fantastic tales delivered in a realistic manner that are primarily about the im...

from phoenixcomet

 All of the stories in Vampires in the Lemon Grove are slightly disturbing at some level. In some cases, I'm not even really sure what occurred (as in "Proving Up"), except that whatever it was, was certainly NOT good. Quirky, unconventional, tinging on fantasy at many levels. Worth the read beca...

from lauriebrown54

'Vampires in the Lemon Grove' is a collection of eight stories of magical realism. As with all story collections, some work better than others. The title story was nice but didn't do much for me; the one I liked least was the very odd- but not in a good, creepy way- 'Dougbert Shackleton's Rules f...

from Beamis12

Truly imaginative and so very well written. Some though were a little creepy even for me. Loved the first story, which is very unusual for me because even the word vampire will set me running, but in this case it did not. Open minded a bit, gave it a chnace and was presently surprised. Must be th...