Daydreams of Angels: Stories

from charlie68

Generally, I liked this collections of stories, combing pathos with whimsy, often with great impact. She has the gift of the unusual metaphor that still works, marrying disparate ideas.

from bucketofrhymes

This entire book feels like a fever dream, and I mean that in the best way possible. Each of these stories is weird and thought-provoking, funny and disturbing. A personal favourite was the one about Jesus in middle school, but frankly, they're all absolute gems.

from gypsysmom

Generally speaking I don't like collections of short stories by one author. The exception to that rule is the brilliant short fiction written by the Canadian Nobel Laureate Alice Munro. Few writers come close to her facility for containing whole worlds in a short story. I also generally don't lik...

from Cecilturtle

O'Neill has a fantastic talent for combining the whimsical with the gritty and grimy, creating a unique style and voice. This collection of short stories is no exception: while women dominate the scene, her characters are vibrant, complex and all different, expressing in simple words a multitude ...

from RidgewayGirl

Heather O'Neill is a Canadian author who sets her stories in a gritty, half-magical Montreal neighborhood. Daydreams of Angels is her first collection of short stories. O'Neill, who writes like Karen Russell would, had she been raised in Quebec, rather than Florida, excels at the short story, whi...