As Told by Things

The love I possess for stories told from the perspectives of the inanimate objects probably says a lot of me as a reader and as a person. But whatever that means for my irregular psyche, it’s a great fun in general to check out the world from such different perspectives. Something (forgive the pun) objectively different and exciting about the worlds of objects. This is actually a second collection of such stories I’ve read (the first one being a terrific Inanimates I edited by Katherine Marzinsky) and what a great read. This is a fairly light collection as far as the general mood goes, some (quite unusual) romances, some genuinely sweet stories and all are very good, with soul and cleverness and a certain zest for life that real life protagonists often don’t offer. The editor contributes two short stories of the toilet nature, but otherwise the objects range far and wide and their singular perspectives engage me thoroughly. It’s also a very modern collection in that gender neutral, politically correct sort of way, if you’re into that sort of thing. The most incredible thing is how entertaining and lovely this book turned out without a single recognizable name involved. Way to find and assemble talent. Kudos to the editor and publishers. This book was an absolute delight and its animated inanimates can and do charm the reader with their stories completely. Thanks Netgalley.