Reviews for Some other country

The average rating for Some other country based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-15 00:00:00 Gladys Stockmeyer Rating a collection of stories, especially from different authors, is a bit tricky, because it doesn't really do justice to each writer's style and universe. In the case of this book however, I was overall disappointed. There were maybe a couple of stories that I enjoyed, one that I truly liked and will remember, but the rest eluded me completely. I bought this book at a used book shop on Cuba Street, Wellington, on my very last day in New Zealand, and I saved it as a souvenir. I finally cracked it open in a bit of a nostalgia fit, as this trip was almost 3 years ago, and I was hoping to be transported back, but it didn't really happen; that is what I meant when I said I was disappointed. But even so, I think most of the stories were not my style, I had a hard time entering the universe and connecting with the characters or just plain understanding if anything of interest was happening to them... I'll stick to my memories and my pictures to reminisce.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-06 00:00:00 Loren Andrews I thought these were, generally, beautiful. Usually short stories are a mixed bag, but this is a distilled, purified collection. There are many (many) collections of New Zealand short stories: this must be one of the best.