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There are a couple of poems in here, particularly regarding gardening, and they’re lovely. My favorite, though, is called “This Vote Is Legally Binding” on the topic of men who seem to think that women’s wearing headphones in public is somehow a plot to keep them from talking to women.

There’s also a story involving a man named Bob who decides to summon himself a unicorn, having “re-virginized” himself. The main character tries to explain that virginity is a cultural concept, but he just doesn’t get it. This is one of the best examples I’ve seen of how to introduce a ‘cool concept’ to an audience while making it also a really great story rather than an infodump. I wish I could force writing teachers to use this story to teach that concept to their students.

This collection definitely feels like folklore, and I love that magical touch that so few writers seem to have. There’s even a Cinderella variation that has the feel of folklore rather than a typical fairy tale and involves a wonderfully none-too-cooperative Cinderella.

After I finished reading this book I went through on my Kindle and bought every other T. Kingfisher book it offered to sell me.


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Jackalope Wives And Other Stories eBook T Kingfisher Reviews

I've never picked up anything by T. Kingfisher and not loved it, but this collection has some stand-out moments even for her. "That Time with Bob and the Unicorn" is a modern classic that I keep trying to make people listen to me read aloud in a bad southern accent. The melancholy weirdness of "Wooden Feathers" isn't going to let me alone for a long time. I'm pretty sure "Bird Bones" is actually a true story. I was only sorry when it was over.
I can't improve upon the pithiness of other people's reviews, but I tremendously enjoy T. Kingfisher's writing. I even like her poems, and I'm not a poetry person.

Some of the stories are hilarious, some are very eerie. I read That Time with Bob and the Unicorn out loud to my husband and he identified very well with the good doctor (about the cute animals posts and science articles in the morning). That story reads out loud SO WELL, even if you aren't great at bad southern accents and have to break down laughing a few times.
This was quite a book! Each story made an impact on me. Sometimes I left the story with a smile. Other times I turned the page quietly, tip-toeing past the quiet sadness so as to not disturb it. All the time, I eagerly continued on to the next. Needless to say, I was disappointed when it ended, and am now reviewing my budget to see where I can squeeze out enough to buy (just) one more of her books...I think Starbucks will have to make do without my White Chocolate Mocha orders this week.
The two Grandma Harken stories, Jackalope Wives and The Tomato Thief, are the shining stars of the collection, instantly raising it to five stars. I had read both of them before, and gladly reread them now. I also really enjoyed Editing, The Dryad's Shoe, and found myself really liking both Razorback and Pocosin a lot more than the first time I'd read them online! Maybe I hadn't been in the right mood back then. The ones that weren't for me were Wooden Feathers (I just don't seem to get along with Pinocchio tales), and That Time with Bob and the Unicorn.

I don't think there was a dud in here, Vernon is really good! It just comes down to taste. Her narration style always hooks me!
I consider pretty much anything by Ursula Vernon/T Kingfisher to be a must-read. She has a unique authorial voice and can make any subject laugh-out-loud funny while also making the reader think. The characters are quirky and memorable, and the stories veer off in strange, unexpected directions. Some of the stories are sad and spooky and contain violence and gore, but I was still happy to have read them.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys quirky fairy tales, folklore, weird west stories, and dark humor.
The title caught my eye because I live just past the eastern edge of the territory of the Greater South Dakota Jackalope. Still, see them quite often when traveling west, especially near the Bad Lands.

So not knowing what to expect I was little surprised/chagrined to find out this can best be described as "Gothic Western". Several of the stories are set in the "West". Though not necessarily our "West". There is little true horror, well one. But that jerk so deserved what he had coming to him.

The author has a flair for words. There were several phrases that lingered with me long after the stories.

I recommend this to anyone who likes Gothic, though not necessarily Gothic horror. Also those who like magic/paranormal where it is not people summoning demons. But rather ordinary people, usually older women, who are blessed/cursed with the ability to tap into a world just outside our own.

I think if you liked the original Twilight Zone you will love this book.
The meter and pithiness of Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher)'s stories and quixotic observations continue to delight me. Jackalope Wives contains the titular award-winning short story as well as another Grandma Harken short which I love, the Tomato Thief, and a host of tales and wry poems about wily, stubborn women and wondrous (& sometimes moderately horrific) circumstances. Favorite poems include Godmother and This Vote Is Legally Binding.
I'd recommend Toad Words as well, Ms. Kingfisher's other collection, though she'll tell you she doesn't write short stories. These tales just happen to have wrapped up sooner.
There are a couple of poems in here, particularly regarding gardening, and they’re lovely. My favorite, though, is called “This Vote Is Legally Binding” on the topic of men who seem to think that women’s wearing headphones in public is somehow a plot to keep them from talking to women.

There’s also a story involving a man named Bob who decides to summon himself a unicorn, having “re-virginized” himself. The main character tries to explain that virginity is a cultural concept, but he just doesn’t get it. This is one of the best examples I’ve seen of how to introduce a ‘cool concept’ to an audience while making it also a really great story rather than an infodump. I wish I could force writing teachers to use this story to teach that concept to their students.

This collection definitely feels like folklore, and I love that magical touch that so few writers seem to have. There’s even a Cinderella variation that has the feel of folklore rather than a typical fairy tale and involves a wonderfully none-too-cooperative Cinderella.

After I finished reading this book I went through on my and bought every other T. Kingfisher book it offered to sell me.