![]() ![]() But none of her monsters would be complete without a comical balancing sense of responsibility. The quality of being (or not quite being) monstrous proves central to most of the short stories in this, Karen Russell's second collection. ![]() Member of a transitional generation – not quite a monster, not quite a human being – he can be neither what he was nor what he aspires to be.Ĭlyde is only a case in point. He no longer needs to bite, but he's forgotten how to fly. "Instead of stalking prostitutes," he records, stunned by his own daring, "I went on long bicycle rides." But he still describes his early years "on the blood" like a junkie: someone always in recovery. He takes to sucking lemons instead of people. With the help of his lover, Clyde the vampire discovers himself to be a pure social construct, trapped in a culturally transmitted behaviour pattern. ![]()
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