Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson
9/12/23; 224 pages
Knopf Doubleday
Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson is a highly recommended collection of eleven interconnected short stories.
The title of the volume tells you what to expect from the contents. Although the stories are interconnected in regards to some recurring characters and themes, the stories themselves take place in non-linear parallel worlds where expected rules don't apply and sudden and puzzling endings can leave readers wanting more. Franklin Fletcher is a character who appears in several stories and encounters a whirlwind of different experiences.
As with any collection of short stories some will resonate with
readers more than others. The stories I loved, I really, absolutely
enjoyed. The few that fell flat, honestly failed for me. The rest were
very good, not as exceptional as expected, but certainly above average.
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