Thought-provoking, dark, disturbing deliciousness

Contrary to what the title of the first short story suggests, the bright sides of this collection are subtle and muted, although there are a fair number that lend some lighter notes to a somber work of literature. As with her previous collections, JT explores a variety of themes in her stories from a number of angles. There's detective work, candid autobiography, a mashup of a story as if written by an android, war history retold from the perspective of a courageous female fighter pilot, amongst other types and genres. Each story is well-written and cleverly phrased down to the last word and punctuation mark. I appreciate this collection for more than JT's characteristic attention to technical detail, though. These stories WILL make you think and WILL change the way you look at the world, be the storylines fantasy or reality based - it matters not. Once again, Roshina Ratnam nails each story, genre and character set perfectly. Her skills are well-matched with JT's material and I very much look forward to hearing more from the two of them!

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