She's Always Hungry (2024) by Eliza Clark

 Audiobook Review

She's Always Hungry (2024)

by Eliza Clark

   I'm pretty sure I read about She's Always Hungry in the Guardian, though it also got a great capsule review in the horror column of the New York Times book review which called it one of the "best collections of the year, horror or otherwise."  I agree with that assessment and Clark reminds me of one of the wave of Latin American authors- Mariana Enriquez. Samantha Schweblin and Fernanda Melchor- who use horror motifs to write what is essentially literary fiction in a scare-suit.  I really enjoyed listening to this Audiobook- particularly those stories narrated by the Author herself, where she comes across as a mix between Sally Rooney and R.F. Kuang.

    Unusually for a short story collection, they all landed with me. That tells me that Clark is very good at getting herself into and out of set-ups without leaving the reader confused (too little information) or bored (too much).  Highly recommend this collection and excited for whatever comes next from Eliza Clark(English)