I don't normally read short story collections, but when I saw the name Louise Erdrich on the cover, I grabbed Python's Kiss (#1,738). Several of the stories did, in fact, feature snakes, not my favorite animals! None of the stories were light reading, but I found a few of them haunting indeed. Louise Erdrich sure can write to snag the reader's attention.
I suppose the biggest surprise was that two of the stories were science fiction. That, I did not see coming! Of all of them, I think my favorite was the one about the children on a school bus caught in a sudden April blizzard. Did they or didn't they survive? I think you'll have to read it for yourself and decide...
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