![]() But none of her monsters would be complete without a comical balancing sense of responsibility. The quality of being (or not quite being) monstrous proves central to most of the short stories in this, Karen Russell's second collection. Member of a transitional generation – not quite a monster, not quite a human being – he can be neither what he was nor what he aspires to be.Ĭlyde is only a case in point. He no longer needs to bite, but he's forgotten how to fly. ![]() ![]() "Instead of stalking prostitutes," he records, stunned by his own daring, "I went on long bicycle rides." But he still describes his early years "on the blood" like a junkie: someone always in recovery. ![]() He takes to sucking lemons instead of people. With the help of his lover, Clyde the vampire discovers himself to be a pure social construct, trapped in a culturally transmitted behaviour pattern. ![]()
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