My Stalin Doll

A collection of contemporary short stories with some touches of magic realism...Crane produces spot-on descriptions like that of an old man's body that was “as thin and shapeless as a can of Pringles” and clever turns of phrase such as “[h]e'd learned to live with it, the way people learn to live leprosy or a criminal record”...Tales like “The Little Flower of the Newsroom”, with its clever title and unexpected conclusion, and the haunting glimpse into the mind of a mass murderer in “The Last Day is Better than the First” make this slim volume worthy of further exploration...a mixed bag of dark, disturbing stories, with a couple of literary gems.Kirkus Indie Reviews