PopSugar Reading Challenge Book 23 or Bedtime Stories for Adults

For a book of short stories, I read something I've had since Borders went under: Stories for the Nighttime and Some for the Day. I now officially love Ben Loory.

In his collection of fairy tales, Phillip Pullman talks about how characters in fairy tales are very one dimensional. They're there to move the forward without needing the depth and development of regular characters. So it is with Loory's short tales.

While many do not have the moral of fairy tales, they are powerful tales that resonate deeply within all of us. The haunting monster from The Swimming Pool, the simplicity from The Shadow, the message from The Afterlife Is What You Leave Behind, the faith from The Magic Pig, the wisdom from The Poet, and the tale of love from The End of It All. These are bed time stories for grown-ups.

Because the stories are both simple and complex at the same time, I read it in short bursts over a month and a half. It allowed me a chance to digest all of what lied in each story and appreciate before consuming more. There are tales of love as well as fear and can think of few who would walk away with nothing to appreciate from this small book.