- Published: 4 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781473512887
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: Audio Download
- Length: 9 hr 15 min
- Narrators: Robbie Daymond, Romy Rosemont, Michael Bybee, Mark Bramhall, Kaleo Griffith, Joy Osmanski, Arthur Morey
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
- Published: 4 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781473512887
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: Audio Download
- Length: 9 hr 15 min
- Narrators: Robbie Daymond, Romy Rosemont, Michael Bybee, Mark Bramhall, Kaleo Griffith, Joy Osmanski, Arthur Morey
Her work has a velocity and a trajectroy that is little less than dazzling and a tough, enveloping, exhilarating voice than cannot be equaled.
Joy Williams, New York Times
A consistently arresting, frequently stunning collection...Even more impressive than Russell's critically acclaimed novel.
Kirkus Reviews
Karen Russell’s third book, the story collection "Vampires in the Lemon Grove," should cement her reputation as one of the most remarkable fantasists writing today
Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post
Russell can take Antarctic tailgaters, an army of seagulls or simply a window and twist a tale that explodes on the page and lingers in the mind
Fiona Wilson, The Times
A touch of paradoxically grounding pixie humour. This way of writing is so clever that nothing needs to be added to the set-up… These stories have unbelievable strength
M John Harrison, Guardian
These stories use the fantastical to make mythic sense of the human struggle, and perfectly balance light and dark, funny and serious, wacky and realistic
Suzi Feay, Financial Times
Russell is practised at whimsy and the surreal, at the magical and the unnerving
Paul Laity, Prospect
Russell’s storytelling, fusing realistic and fantastic elements, is imaginative and beautifully crafted
Tina Jackson, Metro
Wildly fun and full of suspense
Jess Holland, Observer
These stories will win her yet more fans, and offer typically colourful, off-the-wall entertainment
Stephanie Cross, The Lady
Karen Russell’s second collection feels completely fresh… The writing is spot-on throughout, with rich world-building and fleshed out characters
Ally Nicholl, The List
Russell's descriptions are well thought out, and she heightens all of the senses, often bringing taste, touch, sight and smell into her stories
Kirsty Hewitt, Nudge
Hilarious... Dazzling... Exhilarating
New York Times
Russell is practised at whimsy and the surreal, at the magical and the unnerving
Paul Laity, Prospect
A joy of a collection
Bookbag
What makes Russell's writing a cut above the rest is her fresh and inventive prose... Even [her] less effective narratives are hard to forget
Emma Hagestadt, Independent
Loneliness and mortality have never had such a fun twist
Big Issue
As subtle as the colour of Kitsune's silk
M John Harrison, Guardian
Russell is an amazing storyteller, and this book certainly whets the appetite for her next offering
Irish Times