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Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction… par Mark Budman
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rhonda.lomazow | 46 autres critiques | May 15, 2024 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
"Short, Vigorous Roots" was my introduction not only to flash fiction, but also to many facets of the immigrant experience which I had not considered before. Each of the vignettes in this volume read and feel markedly different, with their narrators and protagonists hailing from all corners of the globe and across several generations of history. Some are refugees, some are migrants, some are naturalized citizens in their new home countries, and some remain strangers long after they've arrived. Yet so many of these stories relate how it feels to be caught in a liminal space between worlds, nations, cultures, and identities. Particularly poignant are the stories in Part One, "Past the Limits of the Familiar," as they detail the trials, tribulations, and anxieties that transnational people experience. Other stories in Part Four, namely "Disbelief" and "The Immaculate Heart of Mary," venture into the surreal. Overall, this short fiction collection is a worthwhile read for its fresh perspectives on contemporary human migration.
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msoul13 | 46 autres critiques | Sep 6, 2023 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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LoTanz | 46 autres critiques | Mar 16, 2023 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
Each story is a great dive into the complex issues and feelings of migrants. These stories definitely expanded my understanding and empathy for migrants.
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JuliKay2u | 46 autres critiques | Jan 16, 2023 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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DKnight0918 | 46 autres critiques | Dec 1, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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SarahWayte | 46 autres critiques | Nov 15, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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samphiresavage | 46 autres critiques | Oct 20, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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nobooksnolife | 46 autres critiques | Oct 2, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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lulaa | 46 autres critiques | Sep 15, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
The short stories in this book reflect experiences from many nationalities and are quite poetic and thought provoking. Some are written in such a way that their final words and images linger. I believe the impact of this well-curated work would be more profound if one were to read only one or a few selections at a time.
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astridnr | 46 autres critiques | Jul 31, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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beets4borshenko | 46 autres critiques | Jul 22, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
Does what it says on the tin - short, sharp stories about a whole range of migrant experiences. Most of the stories were only two or three pages long. Some of them have stayed with me (the woman who was too loud, the confused children in the immigration office, the people crossing the border to the US, the communists who thought their saviours were coming) and some of them haven't. Since the stories were so short, as sometimes happens with short stories, the author showed but did not tell, and I was not quite sure what had happened!
This is a great book to dip in and out of. I would recommend only reading a few, or even one, at a time, to let the different stories percolate a bit. It's a good reminder that there are many, many migrant experiences. This book would be a great way to find some new authors to read. The author biographies at the end are definitely worth reading too.
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KWharton | 46 autres critiques | Jun 15, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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Caitlin.Dionne | 46 autres critiques | May 9, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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LisaDeNiscia | 46 autres critiques | May 4, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
"Yarrow is ubiquitous; it grows around the globe, throughout the east and west. It can be found in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas. Yarrow has a rich cultural history; some regard yarrow as a weed because it spreads rapidly and tolerates distressed soil.
"Yarrow yellows and dries out for the cool seasons. When the days get warmer, it returns to lush green foliage and blooms, starting the cycle all over again. This miraculous little
plant is remarkably resilient—as are the characters featured in this collection—making yarrow symbolic of the themes presented in this flash fiction anthology."
One of my problems with reading a great deal of fiction is that there are few writers whose headspaces (as they used to say) I could really enjoy sharing for a long period of time, which is what is required for reading a serious work of fiction. The majority, I find, are after a while suffocating, through a combination of either large ego, self-centeredness, blazing neurosis, or an absorption in concerns that are far from my own and of little interest to me.
Thus I find short stories easier to tolerate, with less of an advance commitment. For flash fiction, that should apply even more so, though I have little experience with it. Designed for short attention spans ? Possibly. But as with short stories, the form seems to require a focus and precision that demand considerable artistry to execute well.
Not having followed the genre at all, this was a new experience for me, but I would certainly return for more. I was not familiar with any of the authors listed here, but there were none that did not inspire a Google search on my part, and hardly any I believe I would regret spending more time with. A few pieces tend toward the mawkish or predictable, but in general the choices are refreshing and very readable.
The theme itself -- migrants and migration -- could hardly be more timely in this era of refugees and displacement. The range is about as international as one could hope for, though most of the authors appear to be based in the United States. Politics and matters of larger international affairs enter only peripherally; the focus, appropriately, is on the day-to-day: goodbyes, passports and paperwork, strange languages, unfamiliar food, deprivation, faceless and uncaring border officials, the tension between parents & children, the experience and consequences of listening and not listening within families, new houses and old, landscapes familiar and unfamiliar, habits and traditions, clinging and letting go/ It is very human, and makes for compelling reading.
One small quibble: is it really flash fiction ? Many of the pieces have the air of being extracted from a larger work, or being part of a draft toward such a work. No matter.
In addition to the delights of the works themselves, the act of Googling led to some nice serendipitous finds:
BoomerLitMag (www.boomerlitmag.com)
Spilled Words (www.spilledwords.com)
Borderless (www.borderlessjournal.com)
Reflex Fiction (www.reflexfiction.com)
World Literature Today (www.worldliteraturetoday.org)
and numerous others.
Ooligan Press, the publisher, is a student project based in Portland, Oregon; it seems a worthy endeavour.
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cns1000 | 46 autres critiques | Apr 27, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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mgnm | 46 autres critiques | Apr 23, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
Is a collection of diverse short stories. there is everything for everyone, wars, moves, losses, encounters and new futures.
I am an immigrant myself and I felt close to some of these stories.
I take the liberty of rescuing an idea that really touched sensitive fibers, it talks about the accent of a migrant who left many things behind and clings to part of his being:
"In school, the teacher.... warning them of the foreign accent their daughter would acquire... We lost everything else..., they’d rescued consonants, vowels, a trail of syllables...."
I’d recommend this collection.
Thank again!
He recibido este PDF a través del programa de revisores anticipados de LibraryThing. ¡Gracias por ello!
Es una colección de relatos cortos diversos. Hay de todo para todos, guerras, mudanzas, pérdidas, encuentros y nuevos futuros.
Yo misma soy inmigrante y me sentí cercana a algunas de estas historias.
Me tomo la libertad de rescatar una idea que realmente tocó fibras sensibles, habla del acento de un migrante que dejó muchas cosas atrás y se aferra a parte de su ser:
"En la escuela, la maestra.... les advertía del acento extranjero que adquiriría su hija... Perdimos todo lo demás..., habían rescatado consonantes, vocales, un rastro de sílabas.... "
Recomiendo esta colección.
Gracias de nuevo.½
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alejosolo | 46 autres critiques | Apr 12, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
Being flash fiction really allows the reader finishing the collection to get a snippet from the lives of many authors. Short fiction, nonfiction, biographical fans should definitely give this a go. It reads fast and hits hard, so it can cover a lot of genre ground for folks. This feels like something I'd have been given in a college course to read for either history or literature.
It's a wonderful book you should experience.
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derek.stuhan | 46 autres critiques | Mar 26, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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Shookie | 46 autres critiques | Mar 9, 2022 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
stunning, I am struggling with finding the words to best write the review. This is a collection of short stories brilliantly
written by immigrant authors who have all come together in one book. Then, it's the seamless editing by Mark Budman
and Susan O'Neill that really brings Short, Vigorous Roots together. What a truly wonderful collection of short stories.
Many thanks to the publisher, Ooligan Press, and Library Thing's Early Reviewer program for allowing me the chance to
read this eBook in exchange for an unbiased review.
Thanks to the authors for sharing their stories as well.
The authors are:
Elison Alcovendaz
Nancy Au
Genia Blum
Aida Bode
Raffi Boyadjian
Philip Charter
James Corpora
Walerian Domanski
Ingrid Jendrzejewski
Varya Kartishai
Masha Kisel
Ruth Knafo Setton
Nina Kossman
Rimma Kranet
Shaun Levin
Amit Majmudar
Maija Mäkinen
Sayantika Mandal
Erick Messias
A. Molotkov
Feliz Moreno
Kathy Nguyen
Alexandros Plasatis
Irina Popescu
Stuart Stromin
Edvin Subasió
Yong Takahashi
Alizah Teitelbaum
Lazar Trubman
Jose Varghese
Marina Villa
Yara Zgheib
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- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (Mars 2022)
- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (Février 2022)
- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (January 2022)
- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (December 2021)
- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (November 2021)
- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (October 2021)
- Short, Vigorous Roots: A Contemporary Flash Fiction Collection of Migrant Voices (September 2021)
- The Shape-Shifter's Guide to Time Travel (February 2020)
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