![]() But only as strange as humanity allows for within its multitude of experiences. Underneath the oddities and beneath the bizarre, there is meaning, but the reader has to find and construct it for themself. ![]() ![]() He considers happiness and futility, anger and hope. He explores what we are made of, what we are, and who we are. In these stories, the author explores ideas of love, emotion, grief, identity, the purpose of human lives and the importance of our connections to others. They are simply a glorious blast of fresh nonsensical oddness which carry you along willingly into suspension of any kind of belief at all and yet… that is not all they are. It is not always clear what is happening in the stories, but it doesn’t really matter. This is a collection of 20 excessively strange short stories ranging from the metaphysical to the fantastical, with elements of sci-fi and horror along the way. Inspiring, liberating, otherworldly, magical, surreal, bizarre, funny, disturbing, unique… all of these words have been used to describe the stories of Mike Russell so put on your top hat, open your third eye and enjoy: Nothing Is Strange.Īs the title of the final story here states, and directly contradictory to the title of the collection, Everything Was – and Is, actually – Strange in this book! ![]() ![]() The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* *I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. ![]()
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