Reviews for Georgic: Stories

The average rating for Georgic: Stories based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-10-30 00:00:00 Joseph Cullen The opening story, "Grafting," is about an ancient Japanese village on the brink of starvation, where the elderly are banished or eliminated so the able-bodied villagers will have enough food.I first read the story in the literary journal NEW LETTERS around ten years ago and although I couldn't remember the name of the author, it has stuck with me ever since. I was happy to rediscover it here, and found it just as disturbing and distinctive as I did at first reading. The other nine stories in this award-winning collection - many about mothers and daughters - are equally unsettling, but they also induce compassion for those who are forced by circumstances to commit unspeakable deeds. Mariko Nagai is an interesting, intelligent writer with a poet's voice.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-16 00:00:00 Jeremy Roelcke am reading a bunch of short fiction to try to understand the form & what it has to offer. these stories are haunting and tight. as 'a georgic', the stories cycle. they veer from the 'inverted check-mark thingy' that seems to be the tradition of fiction. these tensions cycle. a disturbing, good read.